Crayfish
Facts
- They grow by shedding ("molting") their shells
- Must hide while their new shell hardens to protect their soft bodies
- Often found hiding under rocks during the day and foraging on the stream bed during the night
- Females may be seen with eggs or young clinging to the underside of their abdomen
- Most live only two years, but some may live up to six or seven years
Description
- Up to six inches long
- Eyes stand out from the body
- Two or four antennae
- Body covered with hard, platelike shell
- Ten legs, two of these are large claws
- Color is red, orange, brown or dark-colored
- abdomen
- antennae
- forage
- platelike