crayfish

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The River Lugg is home to six protected and endangered species, including common otter, Atlantic salmon, white clawed crayfish, brook lamprey, shad and bullhead.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

The free-to-access crayfish atlas is described in Peer J.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

As with humans, crayfish and capybaras, if you look you’ll find the biochemical markers of the poor bees’ cognitive change.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024

“Fish and river crayfish passing through Utrecht have been given their own doorbell, so they can continue the trek to their spawning grounds without having to wait too long,” read one report.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

Capturing a crayfish was tricky; one had to grab it firmly between its head and tail or it would wiggle free.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela