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Procambarus clarkii
Red swamp crayfish or Crawfish are dark red in color with raised, bright red spots covering the body and claws. They also have a black, wedge-shaped stripe on the top of the abdomen. They may vary in length between 2 to 5 inches. This species of crayfish is highly invasive, eats a range of food items and adapts to many habitat types.
Red swamp crayfish can survive drought conditions and are known to migrate up to three kilometers in search of habitat. They are very fertile, with females laying up to 600 eggs at a time and reproducing up two times in a year. They mainly live in the South. Louisiana is where they nature habitat at.
Spotted on Nov 16, 2017
Submitted on Nov 16, 2017
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