Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Crayfish

Crayfish are crustaceans and are closely related to lobsters. Just like lobsters, crayfish have two large front claws called "Chellae." They use their large front claws to attack prey and as a defense mechanism. Crayfish eat both plants and animals. They are scavengers, which means they will eat anything they can find that is dead. Crayfish mainly eat the eggs of fish, frogs, and salamanders. When crayfish feel threatened or in danger, they throw themselves backwards extremely fast under rocks or any form of cover they can get too.

Crayfish
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