Animals That Don't Have Red Blood

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There are many animals who lack the component that makes their blood red and hence have different colour

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Here's a list of animals whose blood is not red 

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Brachiopods, shell-like animals, who use Hemerythrin to transport blood, make it pale yellow

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Horseshoe crab blood is blue because it contains hemocyanin, a copper-based protein that carries oxygen instead of hemoglobin

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Octopuses blood also contains hemocyanin, a copper-rich protein, which makes their blood blue instead of red 

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The crocodile icefish, also called the Antarctic icefish, is a species of white-blooded fish lacking red blood cells

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Squid blood is blue, not red, because it also contains a copper-rich protein called hemocyanin

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Spiders also rely on hemocyanin to carry oxygen which makes their blood blueish in colour

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Lobsters' blood also contains hemocyanin, which makes their blood blue instead of red 

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