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10.4 How Diverse Are the Marine Arthropods?
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The National Wildlife Federation website gives general information about all aspects of horseshoe crab lives including typical lifespan, reproduction, diet, and threats.

This Animal Fact Files video is about horseshoe crabs in general, including the important part they play in medical advances.

This website is X-Ray Mag International Dive Magazine. The article is both online and can be downloaded at the bottom of the page. The website talks about marine insects including mosquitos, green head flies, and halobates. The article examines why more species are not aquatic species and why halobates are the only insects that live on the open ocean.

This is a Smithsonian Education video about arthropods in general. The video reviews the meaning of arthropods and discusses the five major groups.

This video explores the different arthropods and the similarities of the adaptations of the marine arthropods. This video mainly looks at the animals that are in the water. It briefly touches on insects at the end of the video.

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