Horseshoe Crabs - they're kind of cute, aren't they? It's best to find them dead on the beach or in an artificial form - especially because their blood contains amebocytes, which play a role similar to white blood cells, and medical firms harvest them, bleed them for their "blue blood" and
then return them to the sea. Plus, they're important to the ocean ecosystem.
(Design above by Marika Meyer)
Bronze Limule Sconce, here
Painted silver, from etsy here
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12 comments:
Agreed!! Move over Turtle shells I think you found the next cool accessory! Also how many times do you walk down the beach and see one of these poor shells just sitting there, now they have a purpose, great!!
xo Karolyn
I don't know - sorta cool but also creepy??
Yes, I agree, only take the dead ones, as they are so scientifically important to research and the ecosystem. I have been fascinated since I was a kid. I think someone needs to leave one on ArchitectDesigns pillow.
Michele-
Never thought of using horseshoe crabs for decor!! Love.
Happy Birthday to Ryan!
Happy Wednesday.
Teresa
xoxo
I need to save one of these from our beach trip. By the time they wash up on shore they seem kind of fragile, but I love them painted! Great idea Michelle!
xo Nancy
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P.S. Looking forward to Press Day with you!
How interesting! Very cool.
Growing up after a storm we'd find them upside down at the dock behind our home. I never knew much about them, thanks for the info, now I want to learn more. And though we'd take buckets of crabs back home, never thought to take a horseshoe crab - lol.
i saw some in a chic store in nyc a few weeks ago. we always had them at our beach house growing up, because along the delaware coast you can always find them. they are a very important species, leftover from the dinosaur years.
we also had friends who used them as wall sconces. they were marvelous.
I like the shell as a light but the tail reminds me a bit of an opossum tail-yuck. Maybe the tail could accidentally break off.
I love the sconce. I had no idea that about their 'blue blood'! I'm thinking of you as your vacation in Scotland nears. This week we've had sunny bright blue skies and my hopes are that it holds out for your family. Still cold, but it sure beats dark days. Looking forward to reading about your adventures.
Cheers!
Ewww, not for me! We had them around our beach house and they actually frightened me as a child seeing them! But glad to know of their value to our ecosystem and will look at them a little more positively now. But to decorate with them, no thank you.
Regards,
jean
Ewww, not for me! We had them around our beach house and they actually frightened me as a child seeing them! But glad to know of their value to our ecosystem and will look at them a little more positively now. But to decorate with them, no thank you.
Regards,
jean
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