tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8184829971655813655..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Harvesting the blood of horseshoe crabsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69629243479788753232024-03-02T15:12:47.880-06:002024-03-02T15:12:47.880-06:00I just think of moon bears.
Seems Google has deci...I just think of moon bears.<br /><br />Seems Google has decided that information about testing on moon bears shouldn't be available ... least ways, I couldn't find any the first 9 pages.WilliamRockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06353376414079333348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54803895022493148962022-01-08T03:58:15.034-06:002022-01-08T03:58:15.034-06:00If you ever visit the Delaware or Maryland seashor...If you ever visit the Delaware or Maryland seashore, you're going to see a ton of beached horseshoe crabs. Many of the ones lying on their backs are already dead, but some are still struggling. Be a kind soul and flip them carefully by lifting their shells from one side. Do not flip or pick them up by their tails. andiscandishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409153642285844201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42369916561625287242022-01-06T13:43:27.318-06:002022-01-06T13:43:27.318-06:00Cost. The old go to on not doing the right thing.Cost. The old go to on not doing the right thing.Stan B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17381743002180926900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61915302949686035612022-01-06T07:26:28.630-06:002022-01-06T07:26:28.630-06:00Seems like we'd better start using the alterna...Seems like we'd better start using the alternative... your article says it's available so why aren't they using it?Korkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675331972011003528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-61995597891339831012022-01-03T11:04:52.294-06:002022-01-03T11:04:52.294-06:00We are invested in a Faustian relationship with na...We are invested in a Faustian relationship with nature. Of course there is a payoff in everything we do; that's why we do it. When we isolate one activity and look at the "good" it does, it's compelling. When we look at the sum-total of our collective actions, we see a dying biosphere. I tend to see the image of the crabs in light of the latter. Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38493224526244233322022-01-02T20:02:41.137-06:002022-01-02T20:02:41.137-06:00It's a horrific image. I understand the argume...It's a horrific image. I understand the arguments justifying it, but they rely on the assumption (presumably held by the majority) that human welfare is superior to crab welfare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-18228619402849929772022-01-02T18:26:39.423-06:002022-01-02T18:26:39.423-06:00Being unfamiliar with Gram-negative bacteria I loo...Being unfamiliar with Gram-negative bacteria I looked it up, and reaffirmed my vow to never ever eat raw seafood.<br />Thanks to these crabs donating to the blue blood bank where most survive, which is much better than the folks who chop them up for crab trap bait.xoxoxoBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512934465987061068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-85690434546463237362012-10-10T13:55:24.396-05:002012-10-10T13:55:24.396-05:00I completely understand why the crabs are bled. I&...I completely understand why the crabs are bled. I've read up on it thanks to your blog initiating my interest. However, I am still disturbed by this picture. I find it really repulsive that we are bleeding these animals; albeit, we are saving lives. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28334843213942157602012-05-17T02:17:52.802-05:002012-05-17T02:17:52.802-05:00I perform the Endotoxin Assay as part of my job qu...I perform the Endotoxin Assay as part of my job quite frequently and without the priceless donation from these wonderful crabs it would be impossible to do this test as effectively, if at all under regulated conditions. When I perform the Endotoxin test on the phase I experimental Muscular Dystrophy Gene Therapy Injectable that we make, the crabs and I are helping to ensure that these drugs Do No Harm when injected. Even low levels of Endotoxins can cause extreme inflammatory responses in people who are already sick, especially children.So think for a moment, either a very sick child or person can have a chance at finally becoming well and people in developed nations can have safety measures for health care items from eye drops to surgery, or we can ignore the valuable, renewable, and sustainable (if fragile) resource that is the horseshoe crab population and people can simply take a step back in medical development and lifespan. I also have great respect for the Horseshoe Crab and the contribution made, I'm beyond greatful. I ask that each person viewing the picture and reading the comments (commenting/having commented)just take a moment to find out the why behind any animal related research or scientific production you may hear about, investiators don't use animals fivolously this day and age, only when it is just so beneficial to humans or the animal species itself that one can't justify NOT performing the testing are animals used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55036364827524804302012-04-17T09:51:04.405-05:002012-04-17T09:51:04.405-05:00Most do. I have great respect for the crabs.Most do. I have great respect for the crabs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12013899762629751892012-04-17T09:46:22.109-05:002012-04-17T09:46:22.109-05:00You sound foolish. Do you know how many lives are ...You sound foolish. Do you know how many lives are saved because of a simple blood donation from these crabs. Yeah it isn't voluntary on the crabs part but there is an over 90% survival rate. Also, when the crabs are brought in they are given a bath and barnacles that can weigh them down and hinder mobility are removed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-70805681995002786122011-11-19T11:26:54.925-06:002011-11-19T11:26:54.925-06:00what they fail to mention here is that yes, the cr...what they fail to mention here is that yes, the crabs are released (relatively unscathed) back into the ocean. this pic is from a recent issue of national geographic, where they elaborate a little more on the process...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-3182172488675757992011-08-31T15:03:19.057-05:002011-08-31T15:03:19.057-05:00that picture makes me sick, I really hate people.that picture makes me sick, I really hate people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15144763177452184102011-08-28T15:59:57.314-05:002011-08-28T15:59:57.314-05:00Do the crabs survive this? Poor things...Do the crabs survive this? Poor things...Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2138792203149942172011-08-26T21:10:06.733-05:002011-08-26T21:10:06.733-05:00I don't think that the tails have been removed...I don't think that the tails have been removed... they are just bent under. You can see the tip of the tail on the first one, and searching google images of horseshoe crabs shows that the back portion of the crab does in fact bend that way.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12706917765495788760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84627362203123768332011-08-26T16:13:41.025-05:002011-08-26T16:13:41.025-05:00Neat-o (the blue color is super intriguing)
I do f...Neat-o (the blue color is super intriguing)<br />I do find it interesting that in the picture, the tails have been removed, ostensibly in this case the crabs aren't expected to survive. <br />I know that the picture is not connected directly to the linked website, which indicates that they make a point of only bleeding them 30% and once a year, trying to ensure that the crabs survive the process. I'd be curious where the differences lie in these practices. That being said, could the crab survive its tail being removed like that? Can it regenerate like other crustaceans?emschellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69767293076912818722011-08-26T15:56:56.092-05:002011-08-26T15:56:56.092-05:00Hi, this is absolutely grotesque, somewhere not fa...Hi, this is absolutely grotesque, somewhere not far away an extraterrestrial is saying, "See I TOLD you they are barbarians, lets eat them!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-45705490672096457652011-08-26T10:39:32.588-05:002011-08-26T10:39:32.588-05:00I went to take a bite of toast just as I read that...I went to take a bite of toast just as I read that title...lol<br /><br />Turned out to be much less gross than I thought, very interesting in fact.defectivebarbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510748725840459401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21303121832566304662011-08-26T08:14:27.650-05:002011-08-26T08:14:27.650-05:00The "Matrix" for crabs. I imagine there...The "Matrix" for crabs. I imagine there is a horseshoe crab "The One" somewhere in a computer fighting to freedom.Legal Eaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21834359052464791182011-08-25T22:23:18.398-05:002011-08-25T22:23:18.398-05:00As I was reading the article, I had a sudden fanta...As I was reading the article, I had a sudden fantasy flash concerning UFO abduction experiences, in which humans play a role similar to the crabs when they're taken aboard the alien spaceships and subjected to what they describe as strange medical procedures. The aliens are actually siphoning off some substance from the humans that are useful in the alients' medical system.<br /><br />Just a fantasy, folks!<br /><br />--Swift LorisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65982948806713224982011-08-25T21:06:30.635-05:002011-08-25T21:06:30.635-05:00Thanks for the read, I recently watched a great do...Thanks for the read, I recently watched a great documentary about horseshoe crabs and they mentioned and showed how they harvested blood from them.CloudSampsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459873067554831037noreply@blogger.com