SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.com) — It appears to be the year of the horseshoe crab at the Sioux Falls Butterfly House and Aquarium. They only have a .01% chance of surviving in the wild, but more than a thousand have been born at the aquarium. Their population is on the decline, because of overharvesting and habitat loss. Horseshoe crabs also have the unfortunate fate of being a food source for other crustaceans, sea birds, and fish. An aquarist found the trilobite larvae, as baby horseshoe crabs are called, during a routine water change in BHA’s new Eastern Shores exhibit. The newly-hatched trilobites are smaller than a pencil eraser, but females can grow to up 24 inches. They look like tiny adult horseshoe crabs, but with translucent shells.
Rare event at Sioux Falls Butterfly House and aquarium
Aug 27, 2024 | 2:22 PM
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