▲ 408 ▼ Yay, milkshakes! (europe.pub) submitted 7 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 14 points 7 months ago (1 child) Aw noo that may actually be worse 😢 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago They don't take all of it, so if they're doing what they're supposed to, nearly all the crabs will be returned to the ocean within a few days and eventually be fine again. Some do die, though, and even if they don't, they're worse for wear after the process, and some companies have been accused of taking all the blood and then selling the dead crabs as fishing bait. There's an artificial alternative available, but regulators aren't all convinced it's as effective, so it isn't used universally yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab#Use_in_medicine permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 33 points 7 months ago They don't take all of it, so if they're doing what they're supposed to, nearly all the crabs will be returned to the ocean within a few days and eventually be fine again. Some do die, though, and even if they don't, they're worse for wear after the process, and some companies have been accused of taking all the blood and then selling the dead crabs as fishing bait. There's an artificial alternative available, but regulators aren't all convinced it's as effective, so it isn't used universally yet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab#Use_in_medicine permalink fedilink source parent