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International HSC Double Jeopardy!

International HSC Double Jeopardy!. the most abundant and well-protected of the four HSC species . Answer:. What is Limulus polyphemus?. Back to game board. females of this species feature 3 long spines on each side of the opisthosoma. Answer:. What is Tachypleus tridentatus?.

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International HSC Double Jeopardy!

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  1. International HSC Double Jeopardy!

  2. the most abundant and well-protected of the four HSC species Answer:

  3. What is Limulus polyphemus? Back to game board

  4. females of this species feature 3 long spines on each side of the opisthosoma Answer:

  5. What is Tachypleus tridentatus? Back to game board

  6. Daily Double! Question:

  7. produces the largest eggs of the four species Answer:

  8. What is Tachypleus gigas? Back to Game Board

  9. practices polyandrous (multiple males fertilizing the eggs of one female) mating strategies Answer:

  10. What is Limulus polyphemus? Back to Game Board

  11. species associated with tetradotoxin poisoning from consumption by humans? Answer:

  12. What is Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda? Back to game board

  13. a museum shaped like and dedicated to the horseshoe crab can be found here Answer:

  14. What is Japan? Return to Game Board

  15. bounties were once offered in this U.S. coastal area for turning in the tails of dead HSCs Answer:

  16. What is Cape Cod? Return to Game Board

  17. HSCs are used for bait in the octopus fishery here Answer:

  18. What is Mexico (or the Yucatan)? Return to Game Board

  19. Daily Double! Question:

  20. HSCs are celebrated in these countries during Chinese Valentine’s day events Answer:

  21. What is Hong Kong, Taiwan and/or China? Return to Game Board

  22. Buddhist “Blessings of horseshoe crab” events have been held here each of the last 6 years Answer:

  23. What is Delaware Bay (USA)? Return to Game Board

  24. these structures enable the HSC to detect UV light for adjusting its sensitivity to light at night Answer:

  25. What are the median eyes (or simple eyes)? Return to Game Board

  26. female HSCs use these versatile appendages to mold their eggs into clusters Answer:

  27. What are the pusher legs (or feet)? Return to Game Board

  28. photosensors in this structure assist the HSC in maintaining its day/night 24-hour clock Answer:

  29. What is the telson? Return to Game Board

  30. chitinous spines inside this organ help the HSC break down its food Answer:

  31. What is the crop-gizzard (or proventriculus)? Return to Game Board

  32. name for special sensory organ located at the base of the HSC pusher leg above its gills Answer:

  33. What is the flabellum? Return to Game Board

  34. a few years ago, Asian HSCs were being imported to the United States for use as ____. Answer:

  35. What is bait for eel & conch (whelk) fisheries? Back to game board

  36. Daily Double! Question:

  37. over 100 years ago on Delaware Bay, HSC eggs were shoveled up by the wagonload for use as Answer:

  38. What is livestock feed (or feed for hogs & chickens)? Back to game board

  39. Japanese mythology holds that the spirit of these people are embodied in the shells of HSCs Answer:

  40. What are Samurai warriors? Back to game board

  41. in the 1970's, University of Delaware researchers spun chitin filaments from HSCs for use in ____. Answer:

  42. What are burn wraps & surgical sutures? Back to Game Board

  43. An Indian researcher recently discovered potential use of the fluid inside the HSC egg for ____. Answer:

  44. What are organ transplant or tissue regeneration therapies? Back to Game Board

  45. noted for his ground-breaking, Nobel Prize winning research on horseshoe crab vision Answer:

  46. Who is Dr. Keffer Hartline? Return to Game Board

  47. renowned world authority (after 60+ years of dedicated study) on Limulus polyphemus Answer:

  48. Who is Dr. Carl Shuster? Return to Game Board

  49. two researchers recognized for their extraordinary collaboration on the discovery of LAL Answer:

  50. Who are Dr. Fred Bang & Dr. Jack Levin? Return to Game Board

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