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Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title Horseshoe crab
 * Article Evaluation: Currently rated C-class
 * critiques: the article does not go too in-depth on how they feed, it only has one line about what they eat.
 * Articles online state that horseshoe crabs feed their legs and have thick bristles on them that they use to crush and grind foods, they then use appendages called chelicerae to pass the food into their mouths. After being passed into the mouth the food is further ground in a gizzard before being passed into the stomach.
 * Sources
 * Articles online state that horseshoe crabs feed their legs and have thick bristles on them that they use to crush and grind foods, they then use appendages called chelicerae to pass the food into their mouths. After being passed into the mouth the food is further ground in a gizzard before being passed into the stomach.
 * Sources
 * Sources

Whitaker, David J. “Horseshoe Crabs.” SCDNR - Horseshoe Crabs, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/horseshoecrab.html. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024.

"Horseshoe Crabs". MarineBio Conservation Society. 2017-05-18. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

Option 2

 * Article title Calappa calappa
 * Article Evaluation: Currently rated stub class
 * Article Evaluation: Currently rated stub class

The article goes over a basic description of the Calappa Calappa crab but does not tell what their carapace and large claws do for them. For instance, the carapace of the Calappa Calappa curves downward to protect the legs, along with their large front claws protecting their face and eyes. This allows the Calappa Calappa to protect themselves from predators by hiding their vulnerable appendages beneath their carapace and behind their front claws.


 * Sources
 * Sources

Sutton, Alan. “Smooth Box Crab- Facts and Photographs.” Seaunseen, Seaunseen, 22 Jan. 2021, seaunseen.com/smooth-box-crab/.