Ms. Medina isa grad student from Florida Institute of Technology. She is studying marine biology or science. She has been studying horseshoe crabs for the last two and a half years.

Ms. Medina visited with and taught the third grade class and fifth grade class all about horseshoe crabs.

This pod cast is the third grade class telling what they learned. Mrs. Robb was kind enough to allow us to use this video.

The horseshoe crab is related to spiders rather than crabs! They look dangerous, but they are not. These samples are microscopic, but the horseshoe crab can grow to be about 3 feet!

The crabs use their eyes to find a mate! Their tails are not used as a weapon, but as a rudder to move the crab and help it tip itself over if it needs to.

Learn more about the horseshoe crab by watching the videos and pod casts!

Our interview with Ms. Medina:

Q: How are horseshoe crabs important to society?
A: Horseshoe crabs are medicinal.

Q: What would happen if they disappeared?
A: Birds might die, because they eat them.

Q: Can you tell a female horseshoe crab from a male?
A: Yes. Flip the horseshoe crab over. If the all the legs are the same size, it is a female.

Q: What is your favorite type of crab?
A: The American Horseshoe Crab.

Q: How did you get interested in crabs?
A: I grew up on an island.

Q: How do horseshoe crabs get sick?
A: The do not get sick. They can be low on salt because of the weather, too hot or cold, but they don't get sick.

Q:How long can they live out of water?
A: Hours.

Q: How does having ten eyes help them?
A: All the eyes look in different directions.

Q: Do people keep horseshoe crabs as pets?
A: No.