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Crustaceans

Usually considered as a subphylum, Crustaceans comprise a group of arthropods including crabs, crayfish, lobsters and shrimp. Most crustaceans are aquatic animals, though some are terrestrial, parasitic and barnacles. Crustaceans have a chitinous exoskeleton, segmented body, and paired jointed limbs.

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Do crayfish eat human fingers?

No, crayfish do not normally eat human fingers, unless the human fingers are the remains of a corpse laying in a stream. In which case, many aquatic animals would feast on the human remains - it is nature.

How many different species of crayfish can be found worldwide?

Click here for the answer. 400. Second result there. http://tinyurl.com/68hlyz

Do crayfish eat fish food?

Crayfish eat fish, shrimp, water plants, worms, insects, snails, plankton, and more. They will also eat dead plants and animals.

What size can a krill grow to?

There are about eighty five species of krill, ranging in size from under a half inch up to five and a half inches long. The size in any one species can increase rapidly with growth when ample food is present.

What is the heaviest crayfish in the world?

That would be the Tasmanian Giant Crayfish, Astacopsis gouldi, which gets to be about 15 pounds, making it also the world's largest freshwater invertebrate. Found only in northern Tasmania, it is now highly threatened by habitat loss.

What is a decapods?

A decapod is part of the subphylum Crustacea (which is part of Arthropods).

What household food can hermit crabs eat?

Hermit crabs eat a variety of foods. They need to have several "food groups" represented that are different from human food groups.

The list of safe and unsafe foods is extensive. A good site to visit is www.hermitcrabcuisine.com for more information.

Crabs also need fresh AND salt water and calcium and mineral supplements.

How do you breed yabbies?

First you need a male and female yabby. You can tell the difference between yabbies as the female has little bubble on the third back legs. they need to be about 10cm to breed. to breed them they need warm water (not to hot) about 22-28 degrees celcius and long daylight. In a few of days if you do this right your female should have eggs.When yabbies breed, the male yabby releases some sperm onto the female near were she will have her eggs. after this happens the female yabby releases her eggs and they become fertilised. when she has eggs you should remove the male from the tank and leave the female. the female should be in a large tank big enough for atleast 200 baby yabbies. When they hatch and leave there mother you should remove the female as she will eat the babies. If you dont have enough room for the babies they will eat each other but if they have plenty of places to hide, not as many will die

Is there such thing as crayfish season in California?

In California, the season is year-around as far as Fish and Game is concerned. They're inactive and hard to catch until spring and the catch gets better until fall. If you use traps, hide them well or they will be stolen. Females caught in the spring with eggs under their tails are best released.

Why do krill live?

krill are a massive part of the food process, MANY MANY animals live of them, most whales live of them, also many birds and penguins and many animals. most of the animals in antarctica would die if it wasn't for these little creatures! due to the global warming, currents in the ocean are changeing and krill are following them, many of the animals that live off tham don't no exactily where they are not, the are getting comfused and this already has a magore affect on the food web! most of the animals that dont live on krill, eat animals that DO live on krill si if there is no krill, we might not have most of the animals we have now! -abbey

What genus is a lobster in?

The American lobster and European lobster belong to genus Homarus (H americanus and H. gammarus respectively). The Cape lobster was moved to genus Homarinus.

Are a lobsters two claws the same?

On the American lobster you might be familiar with, that has the large front claws (not the spiny lobster with the giant antenna but tiny claws) there is a larger claw and a smaller one. The bigger one is for crushing prey and has rounded bumps; the smaller is a cutter and has sharp inside edges used for holding and tearing prey.

What is the name of a lobster in English?

English (the language) speakers refer to the creature as Lobster. The word originates from Middle English 'lopster', which comes from Old English 'loppestre' which means, spider-creature.

How do you use scud in a sentence?

During the Gulf War, Iraq launched Scud missiles into Israel. The Gulf War took place from August 2, 1990 to February 28, 1991.

Is a crawfish a vertebrate?

A crawfish is an invertebrate. It has an exoskeleton (outside of the body).

Are lobsters and fish relatives to isopods?

Isopods are crustaceans, as are lobsters. Crustaceans are a class in the phylum Arthropoda.

Fish, however, are a class in the phylum Chordata, or vertebrates. So, not related to isopods, or lobsters. ^^

How big is krill?

very, very small......they are like tiny shrimp-like creatures that whales eat

What is the taxonomy of a lobster?

The american lobster's taxonomy would look like:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Crustacea

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda

Family: Nephropidae

Genus: Homarus

Species: H. americanus

What are prawns made off?

Usually marble or wood, like all of the other chess pieces. Sorry. You said pRawns? They are made out of flesh and chitin. To clarify, a prawn is like the child of a shrimp and a lobster. Yummy.