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That's not the correct answer anyway. You asked for the family.
The family is Limulidae. Fun fact, compared to species we know of from modern times, they're most closely related to ticks.
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Hermit crabs (or crabs in general)**
-- vt90
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:12 AM ET
vt90
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04/21/26 09:12 AM ET
ding, ding, ding, correct!
-- lilhokie525
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:24 AM ET
lilhokie525
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04/21/26 09:24 AM ET
that explains why Rhino got it - he's a living fossil too**
-- HokieMacDaddy
Apr 21, 2026 at 11:03 AM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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04/21/26 11:03 AM ET
Hey! I resemble that remark. **
-- RhinoVT
Apr 21, 2026 at 11:24 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/21/26 11:24 AM ET
I'm pretty sure that @vt90 meant "horseshoe" crab so credit him. **
-- RhinoVT
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:31 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/21/26 09:31 AM ET
Nope - no credit necessary for me. I am an idiot and was just reading the
-- vt90
Apr 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM ET
vt90
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04/21/26 10:41 AM ET
I am not going to give vt90 credit because horseshoe crabs are not crabs
-- lilhokie525
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:36 AM ET
lilhokie525
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04/21/26 09:36 AM ET
Those gross looking things aren’t even horseshoes!**
-- RhinoVT
Apr 21, 2026 at 11:23 AM ET
RhinoVT
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04/21/26 11:23 AM ET
That's not the correct answer anyway. You asked for the family.
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-- JoesterVT
Apr 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM ET
JoesterVT
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04/21/26 11:13 AM ET
Portuguese man o' war? Saw a bunch of those last year**
-- santafe
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:13 AM ET
santafe
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04/21/26 09:13 AM ET
Jellyfish are one of the few types of animals that
-- lilhokie525
Apr 21, 2026 at 09:16 AM ET
lilhokie525
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04/21/26 09:16 AM ET
Mice (or other small mammals)**
-- EDGEMAN
Apr 21, 2026 at 08:12 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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04/21/26 08:12 AM ET
🎶I don't like spiders and snakes...**
-- TomTurkey
Apr 21, 2026 at 07:56 PM ET
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04/21/26 07:56 PM ET