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Field Notes

Description:

shell includes orange spots on claws and body. About 2-2.5 inches in length.

Habitat:

Small freshwater creek.

Notes:

A freshwater crayfish found in a small creek behind Charles Carroll Middle School. I would love some help figuring out what kind of crayfish it could be!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
soconnor
Maybe a White River Crayfish?? - http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/dectmpl.asp?url=/content/dep/water/monBioCrayfish.asp Good idea Mary!
MaryFord
(add the "animal" tag so it gets counted for the Guinness World Record!)

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Mission
Charles Carroll Middle School Bioblitz

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PublishedMay 23, 2013

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