? Horseshoe crabs are also called "horseshoe crabs" and "Chinese horseshoe crabs". Although they have the word "fish" in their names, they are not fish, but arthropods. They are widely distributed in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. There are some horseshoe crabs in the coastal areas of many countries. Moreover, in many countries, it is still the habit to eat these animals, and there are many ways to eat them, such as making soup with them or roasting them directly. However, horseshoe crabs are poisonous, and if eaten, they may cause greater harm to humans, leading to human poisoning.
is the poison of horseshoe crab? First of all, the meat of horseshoe crab is poisonous. Their meat contains a special macromolecular substance, which is allergenic. If they are eaten, people may have allergic reactions. Especially for people who are more prone to allergies, eating horseshoe crab fish will have a greater risk. Specifically, symptoms include, but are not limited to, swelling, itching, macules, etc. In severe cases, it may even lead directly to human shock or death. In addition, horseshoe crab meat also contains a lot of purine substances, which can easily lead to gout symptoms in humans.
In addition to the poisonous meat of horseshoe crabs, their blood also contains harmful substances to humans, because there are many hemocyanins in the blood of horseshoe crabs, in which copper ions are important elements of their hemocyanins. Copper ion is a heavy metal for human beings, which is very harmful to human beings.
