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A crayfish has eight walking legs and eight swimmerets.
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How many pairs of swimmerets does a crayfish have?
Crayfish have a total of 5 swimmerets
How many legs and claws does a crawfish?
walking legs on a crayfish are used for mobility and movement, while the claws remain free to forage for food. This allows the crayfish to eat on the move and travel fair distances in a short time.
How many appendage does a crayfish have?
I think from disecting a crayfish in my Biology class, that crayfish have 5 sets of different appendages. All in all, the crayfish we disected had 36 actual appendages. Appendages are areas on an animal that "stick out". Kind of like our arms and legs except crustaceans and other animals have more, and can grow them back if they are cut off. Like I said, total, our crayfish had 36 appendages from anterior to posterior. There are a total of 38 appendages, 19 on each side.
What is a swimmeretes?
A swimmeret is many legs on the ventral side of a crayfish used for skilled swimming. The male uses it to carry eggs to the female crayfish.
How many maxillipeds do crayfish have?
I think from disecting a crayfish in my Biology class, that crayfish have 5 sets of different appendages. All in all, the crayfish we disected had 36 actual appendages. Appendages are areas on an animal that "stick out". Kind of like our arms and legs except crustaceans and other animals have more, and can grow them back if they are cut off. Like I said, total, our crayfish had 36 appendages from anterior to posterior. There are a total of 38 appendages, 19 on each side.
How many legs are chelate on a crayfish?
None. They use their pedipalps for sensory.
How a crayfish moves from place to place?
they move their legs
What is the purpose of walking legs on a crayfish?
the purpose of walking legs on a crayfish are to help it move around. It mostly uses its tail since it is in water and can easily move with its abdomen muscles
And animal with 12 legs and exoskeletons?
Those things are called crayfish with 12 legs and a exoskeleton .
Why are the walking legs attached to the gills in crayfish?
just cuz
Why are crayfish called crayfish?
They got their name because they are similar to a crab.
How is movement made possible for the crayfish?
yes it is possible because they have legs
