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Photo by Brett Davis
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37.1903, -87.8087

Field Notes

Habitat:

Crossing road at night.

Notes:

Carrying live brood beneath tail.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Brett Davis
It is a freshwater crayfish. Its hard to say which species of crayfish it is, I'm no good with aquatic inverts. Thanks for the information.
Leuba Ridgway
Brett, have a look at the link below. I know very little about crays and almost nothing about the species in the US. This article talks about the Big Sandy Cray that is rapidly declining in Kentucky and almost disappeared in other regions. This might not be the same species but please have a read - might be significant. http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/23/big-sandy-crayfish-freshwater-species-of-the-week/
Leuba Ridgway
Great spotting ! hope she got to the other side OK !! I noticed the damp patch on the road under the tail. Is this a fresh water crayfish ?

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