Anyway, I've never seen the critters, but they look awesome! I had no
idea there was a freshwater prawn of that size.
-Irate
"He says there's no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints.
I've seen them all and man, they're all the same." - Paul Simon
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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org] On Behalf
Of Le Ouassous Redoutable
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:55 PM
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
Subject: NANFA-L-- Brand New Member - Freshwater Shrimp?
Hello all.
I received no reply to my first message, so I'll reframe the scope of
my question.
Do any of you live in any of the southern U.S. states of the Gulf
Coastal Plain? If so, have any of you ever seen any unusually large
"grass shrimp" or "crayfish" of peculiar aspect? If so, you may be
aquainted with one of the larger freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium spp.).
Please feel free to share personal accounts.
I am particularly interested in your experiences with M. carcinus (the
bigclaw or painted river prawn), North America's largest freshwater
invertebrate (males to over 600 mm total length), but all replies are
welcome.
Images of M. carcinus may be accessed at
http://www.crusta10.de/templates/index.php?sideid=galerie&showthumb=243&
lang_id=1&showid=36,
http://ti.racoon.free.fr/picture.php?cat=52&image_id=1527&expand=all,
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=138, and
http://www.wirbellose.de/arten.cgi?action=show&artNo=084. Note the
broad range of coloration.
Once more, thanks for your consideration.
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