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Orconectes rusticus
The rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the U.S. states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Its range is rapidly expanding in North America, displacing native crayfishes in the process:[2] it is known to have reached New England, Ontario, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and even Manitoba. The rusty crayfish was first captured in Illinois in 1973, and has been collected at over 20 locations in the northern portion of the state.[3] In 2005, O. rusticus was found for the first time west of the Continental Divide, in the John Day River, Oregon, which drains into the Columbia River.
A freshwater invertebrate, the noble crayfish is found along the banks of well oxygenated streams, rivers, lakes and ponds
Spotted on May 10, 2014
Submitted on May 10, 2014
3 Comments
As this is a crustacean, your spotting has been moved from "other" to arthropods. :-)
Hey, thanks, SofiXoto! Wasn't much of a photo. I believe this is a Rusty Crayfish, but I could be wrong, I thought it was an arthropod...
I have a small correction to make. This animal isn't an insect; it's a crustacean (section Other).
Finally, I can only tell that this is a photo of a Crayfish. Can't get the scientific name.