Crayfish Dissection

Craig

Crayfish are found basically anywhere that contains water! This includes, streams, ponds, rivers, marshes, swamps, lakes, and drainage ditches.

They will eat anything from detritus found in their habitat to snails and shrimp and everything in between.

Crayfish breathe through feather-like gills.

Fun Fact: Crayfish have many nicknames, including crawfish, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, and mudbugs. Over 350 species of the 500 crayfish species of the world live in the United States!