• MadgePickles
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    09 months ago

    Blue blood from a horseshoe crab yes. Blue crabs are also a thing and horseshoe crabs are always referred to with the word horseshoe in front. So calling them just crabs with the word blue in front is a poor choice if one cares about communication.

    • 133arc585
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      09 months ago

      horseshoe crabs are always referred to with the word horseshoe in front

      They weren’t in this case, so that “always” seems to be a stretch.

      if one cares about communication.

      It’s made clear in the article. If one cares about communication they’re reading past a headline.