Stop and stay for a moment to watch this mind-blowing video of horseshoe crab eggs hatching. 😍 Did you know? Horseshoe crabs are older than dinosaurs — they've lived on Earth for more than 450 millions years! But these marine arthropods are now in sharp decline due to habit loss and harvesting by the pharmaceutical industry. Biomedical companies use the animals’ blood to manufacture diagnostic tests, even though synthetic alternatives exist. To save a species, we need to understand what’s driving its #extinction: Maryland collects data on how companies and fishermen kill, bleed, or injure thousands of #horseshoecrabs annually. But the state won’t share that information — so we sued to get it. As we work to shed light on what’s happening to Maryland’s horseshoe crabs, we’re also fighting to get these ancient creatures protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. 📹 by Heidi Cleven, used with permission #marylandcrabs #maryland #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #marinecon...