If you’ve had a particularly memorable beach vacation, the chances are you want some keepsakes to remember your vacation by. Horseshoe crab shells can make an excellent keepsake of that special summer vacation at the beach. For a horseshoe crab to be a good keepsake, it must be properly preserved. Read more…
Most of the “dead” Horseshoe Crabs that people see on beaches this time of year around Lower New York Bay, including Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, are probably not dead at all, but actually empty shells. The shells are molts. Horseshoe crabs grow by molting. Why are the horseshoe Read more…
Horseshoe crabs are often called living fossils due to their superficial resemblance to fossils dating back hundreds of millions of years. A new beautifully preserved fossil of a horseshoe crab has now revealed that their brains have hardly changed since at least the Carboniferous Period. How have horseshoe crabs existed Read more…
roe. They’re not really meaty, but you can eat their roe, which apparently tastes like briny rubber. Can you eat the meat from a horseshoe crab? The horseshoe crab is popular in Asian countries. Not only do people eat the meat of the horseshoe crab, but they also consume their Read more…
Horseshoes are things worn by horses to protect their hooves (feet) when they walk – like a shoe. What’s another name for horseshoe? What is another word for horseshoe? amulet lucky charm mascot shoe talisman token What are hoof shoes called? Hoof boots are commonly seen as a substitute to Read more…
In business, how close do you need to be to score? Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” It turns out this quote is from Frank Robinson, who had a long and successful career in Major League Baseball as a player, coach, and manager. Read more…
This includes a “leaner”. If both of one player’s horseshoes are closer than the opponent’s, two points are scored. Does almost count in horseshoes? Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.” The quote appeared in Time magazine (July 31, 1973). Robinson has been an outspoken critic of free agency Read more…
The literal meaning of the saying is derived from the fact that you win points in horseshoes by landing your horseshoe within a horseshoe’s breadth of the stake, even if it doesn’t ring the stake or touch the stake. Hence, “close” counts in horseshoes. Why do people say almost only Read more…
proverb Being nearly successful or accurate is not the same as being successful or accurate; being close to achieving something does not provide any benefit. What does almost only counts in horseshoes mean? Coming close to achieving a goal is not good enough. Why do people say almost only counts Read more…
Limulus polyphemus, the Atlantic or American horseshoe crab, found along the Atlantic coast of the United States and the Southeast Gulf of Mexico. Tachypleus gigas, the Indo-Pacific, Indonesian, Indian or southern horseshoe crab, found in South and Southeast Asia. Where in the world can you find horseshoe crabs? There are Read more…