Provides print masters for cutting out and assembling anatomically-accurate paper models for the three Asian species of horseshoe crabs.

Starting from 2006, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation Hong Kong (OPCFHK) has partnered with City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to work on improving artificial breeding and rearing practices, as well as life support system for horseshoe crabs.  Great footage set to soft pleasant music showing the spawning and embryonic development of fertilized eggs until hatching.  (3:30) 

香港海洋公園保育基金於2006年開始與香港城市大學合作，共同研究改善人工繁殖及培育馬蹄蟹的技­術，並改善人工飼養馬蹄蟹所需的維生系統。

Horseshoe crabs have existed for 475 million years, since the Upper Ordovician period. We hope this fascinating marine creature will be around in another 475 million years.

馬蹄蟹(鱟)從4.75億年前的上奧陶紀活到今天, 希望未來的4.75億年仍然能夠見到這神奇的海洋生物。

This presentation provides an overview on the history, process, need and benefits of human use of horseshoe crab blood in biomedical testing of human medicines.  A pdf version of the presentation featuring extensive presenter notes and footnoted references is also provided for further information and background on the topic.

This activity provides a way for high school or college-level science instructors to engage their students in exploring examples of the vast array of scientific research papers uploaded to ERDG’s Horseshoe Crab Research Data Base (www.horseshoecrab.org/research/).  Handouts guide students in learning how to read and “mine” a scientific paper, and in sharing what they have learned with their classmates. The products of these efforts can take the form of a jigsaw activity, where each student chooses a paper of interest from the HSC Research Data Base, reads through the paper following the guidelines provided, answers the guiding questions, and prepares a presentation based on the information gleaned from the article. Students share their knowledge seminar-style via PowerPoint or Prezi presentations or in poster format. An example of a student product from piloting use of this lesson is also included.