Roasting brings out the wonderful, nutty flavor of Brussels sprouts and turns many into fans. Best, it takes about 18 minutes to roast them. Brussels sprouts are terrific with roast chicken, roast turkey or as part of a vegetarian dinner.
Description. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs as their name suggests. In fact, they are more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions. The brown horseshoe-shaped helmet of the shell protects the crab from predation by sharks, turtles, and sea gulls.escription. Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs as their name suggests. In fact, they are more closely related to spiders, ticks, and scorpions. The brown horseshoe-shaped helmet of the shell protects the crab from predation by sharks, turtles, and sea gulls.
1 Horseshoe crabs are not true crabs, and are more closely related to terrestrial spiders than blue crabs. 2  Often called living fossils, horseshoe crabs have existed for more than 300 million years.3  Although their spikes and spines may look dangerous, horseshoe crabs are harmless.ppearance: Horseshoe crabs grow to two feet in length. They have a hard, rounded, brownish-green exoskeleton, a spike-like tail and five pairs of jointed legs. Their widely spaced eyes look like bumps on the top of their shell.