Horseshoe crab blood is blue because it contains copper instead of iron.
Why it is true
The horseshoe crab uses hemocyanin, a copper-based protein, to transport oxygen. Unlike human hemoglobin, which contains iron and gives blood its red colour, the copper oxidises and gives the blood a bluish tint.
Source: Smithsonian
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