This is what a horseshoe crab sounds like.

这就是鲎的声音。

These beaches are the ultimate horseshoe crab hookups spot.

这些海滩是鲎的终极约会点。

The synthetic would eliminate the need for harvesting horseshoe crabs.

这种合成材料将消除收获鲎的需要。

Our impact on horseshoe crabs extends beyond the biomedical industry, too.

我们对鲎的影响也超出了生物医学行业。

So if the horseshoe crab is not doing well, then the bird's not gonna do well.

因此，如果鲎的表现不好，那么鸟儿的表现也不会好。

But then there's the question of how are the horseshoe crabs doing actually?

但问题是，鲎的实际情况如何？

In the early 1900s, horseshoe crabs were harvested by the millions and used as fertilizer.

在 1900 年代初期，数以百万计的鲎被捕获并用作肥料。

Instead, horseshoe crab blood flows freely through the body cavity and comes in direct contact with tissues.

相反， 鲎的血液在体腔自由流动，直接与组织接触。

Studies have shown that up to 15% of horseshoe crabs die in the process of having their blood harvested.

研究表明， 高达 15%的鲎在采血过程中死亡。

Sea scorpions, meanwhile, retained their book-gills, which are similar to what horseshoe crabs use to breathe today.

与此同时， 海蝎子保留了它们的书鳃，这类似于今天鲎用来呼吸的东西。

Before we go, we bring you a story that has to do with the pharmaceutical industry and horseshoe crabs.

在我们走之前，我们给大家带来一个与制药业和鲎有关的故事。

So scientists use an extract called LAL produced from harvested horseshoe crab blood to test for endotoxins.

因此， 科学家们使用一种名为 LAL 的提取物来检素，这种提取物是从捕获的鲎血液中提取的。

Pharmaceutical companies will be able to put the synthetic on the same level as the horseshoe crab drive product.

制药公司将能够将合成物置于与鲎驱动产品相同的水平。

Like other invertebrates, the horseshoe crab has an open circulatory system.

和其他无脊椎动物一样，鲎有一个开放的循环系统。

And the whole reason why I was headed down to this beach was to record myself communing with a horseshoe crab.

我之所以要去这个海滩，就是为了记录自己与一只鲎交流的经历。

Those IV fluids would also be horseshoe crab approved, as would be the IV bag, the tubes, the catheter going into your vein.

这些静脉输液也将获得鲎的批准，就像静脉输液袋、管子、进入静脉的导管一样。

Today, the LAL test is used so widely that millions of people who've never seen a horseshoe crab have been protected by their blood.

如今，LAL 试的应用如此广泛，以至于数百万从未见过鲎的人都得到了他们血液的保护。

So like I imagine somewhere there's just vials sitting that are just horseshoe crab approved and they're just waiting for their big moment.

所以就像我想象的那样，某个方只放着经过批准的鲎的小瓶，它们只是在等待它们的重要时刻。

The tube going down your throat, that site of where it was manufactured, that would have also had to be tested with LAL, with the blood of the horseshoe crab.

穿过你喉咙的管子，即它的制造点，也必须用鲎试剂和鲎的血液进行试。

Having a round head with a parabolic shell, the 15-cm-long species looks cuter than previously found eurypterid species, said Wang Han, a major participant in the research and a Ph.D. student with the institute.

这项研究的主要参与者、该研究所的博士生王晗说，这种 15 厘米长的物种有着圆形的头部和抛物线形的外壳，看起来比以前发现的板足鲎更可爱。