Horseshoe Crab Book Discussion, May 18 and 20, 2012
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Horseshoe crabs have ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that may one day save your life. They have been on this planet for 445 million years—since long before the dinosaurs arrived. They have been used as fertilizer and as bait, their eggs are a critical food for migratory birds, and their blood is a major component in tests for medical contamination.
Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor by Anthony D. Fredericks
Meet the Author!
Friday, May 18 • 7:00 pm
ABBOTT’S MILL NATURE CENTER
15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, Delaware
$5.00 per person
RSVP to (302) 422-0847 or jason@delawarenaturesociety.org
15411 Abbott’s Pond Road, Milford, Delaware
$5.00 per person
RSVP to (302) 422-0847 or jason@delawarenaturesociety.org
Saturday, May 19 • 4:00 pm
BROWSEABOUT BOOKS
133 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE
133 Rehoboth Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sunday, May 20 • 1:00 pm
KENT COUNTY LIBRARY
497 South Red Haven Lane, Dover, DE
497 South Red Haven Lane, Dover, DE
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Anthony D. Fredericks takes readers from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle on a journey through the natural history and science behind one of nature’s oldest and oddest survivors. He explores horseshoe crabs’ unique biology and sex life, explains their importance to medical science and to migratory shorebirds, and introduces readers to the people who are working to study and protect them.
“A fascinating, relevant, revealing, and endlessly enjoyable book.”
—Richard Ellis, author of The Great Sperm Whale and Tuna
“In this entertaining tribute to 445-million years of horseshoe crabs, Fredericks challenges readers near and far from coastal beaches to embrace the conservation of these important creatures.” —Booklist
Date:
Friday, May 18, 2012
