2. The Four Species Where in the World? Structure & Function Human Connections Name that Scientist 200 400 600 800 1000 International HSC Double Jeopardy!

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

4. Back to game board Back to game board What is Limulus polyphemus?

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

6. Back to game board Back to game board What is Tachypleus tridentatus?

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

9. Back to Game Board Back to Game Board What is Tachypleus gigas?

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

11. Back to Game Board Back to Game Board What is Limulus polyphemus?

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

13. Back to game board Back to game board What is Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda?

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

15. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board What is Japan?

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

17. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board What is Cape Cod?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board What is the telson?

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

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

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

34. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board What is the flabellum?

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

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

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

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

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

41. Back to game board Back to game board What are Samurai warriors?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52. most honored Japanese HSC scientist for lifelong pioneering research on T. tridentatus Answer:

53. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board Who is Dr. Koichi Sekiguchi?

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55. noted for developing a synthetic, genetically-engineered version of LAL called 'Factor C' Answer:

56. Return to Game Board Return to Game Board Who is Dr. Jeak Ling Ding?