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Blue Crayfish Information
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Species -- Cambarus
monongalensis
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Where Found -- Betty Zane Road,
Wheeling (Ohio County)
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Gender -- Male
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Habitat -- Burrows with dirt
heaped near opening to tunnel
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Food -- May eat decaying
vegetation & earthworms. (Ours does!)
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| All crayfish are arthropods, meaning "jointed feet or
legs". They have gills and an exoskeleton. |
If you find a blue crayfish, don't catch it to keep it,
but email strongli@westliberty.edu and
tell Libby where you saw it and anything you noticed about it's habitat. |
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