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    What creatures have blood that is not red?

    Question #46346. Asked by Benny Hill. (Apr 12 04 10:08 AM)


    TheAlphaWolf

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    hoseshoe crabs- blue
    many arthropods (horseshoe crab is one)- blue, yellow, etc.

    [Apr 13 04 3:35 PM] TheAlphaWolf writes:

    hoseshoe crab blood is blue because it contains a lot of copper. (yay! I remembered!)

    Apr 12 04, 11:38 AM
    Siskin

    		Blood gets its colour from oxygen-carrying respirtory pigments, and there are many different types.

    eg. the blood pigment of sea cucumbers (holothuroidea) is based on vanadium and is yellow-green.

    http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw555

    Apr 12 04, 2:25 PM

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