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Crawdad (hole)

Cambaridae sp.

Description:

Earth hills with 2" entrance holes. Cambaridae is the largest of the three families of freshwater crayfish, with over 400 species. Most of the species in the family are native to North America east of the Great Divide.

Habitat:

Bulls Run, Ashland City, Tennessee.

Notes:

We saw numerous hills but sadly no crayfish!

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8 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

:)

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

They are a riot aren't they!!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

I've seen any so far this year Emma but we had loads staking out the bluebird boxes last year. Luckily they can't fit through the entrance holes but I did find a cowbird egg in a titmouse nest.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

I fyou have so many blue birds then you probably have cowbirds around too?

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

How sad - I'm truly sorry to hear that Emma. I found a dead baby bluebird the other day about 50' from one of the boxes. I checked the box but the babies were all hunkered down sleeping & I couldn't see if there were 4 or only 3 there. Nature is harsh sometimes.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

Herons and egrets love to eat these. Sad to see empty homes. But I guess that is nature.
i just came back from the park. The 10 mallard chicks which i saw the other day have been reduced to one. The parents were really protective. But there is so much they can do from aerial predators and under water ones too! i was told that the fish eat the chicks too. thanks for letting me share my sorrow.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Ava! Yes, they make the mounds & retreat underground when it gets too hot outside. We did trying poking bits of plant stems & twigs down a few of the holes in an attempt to lure a crawfish out but without success!

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 11 years ago

This is a cool spotting. Do the crawdad make the holes and the mounds? Your second picture isn't loading btw.

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 18, 2012
Submitted on Apr 19, 2012

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