These organs, called barbels, help the fish to locate bottom-dwelling prey, such as snails, mussels, clams, crayfish, insect larvae, and fish eggs. Also known as the rock sturgeon, the lake ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Move over, Christmas – crawfish season has arrived. It’s here much earlier than usual, as harvesting operations across the state usually begin around January.

and its populations have plummeted in recent years because of warming lake temperatures and the expanding population of signal crayfish, a predator species introduced to the lake. “These adorable ...

The assessment found that crabs, crayfish and shrimps face the highest extinction risk of the groups studied, with 30% under ...

As a result of over 20 years of work by more than 1,000 experts, the research found crabs, crayfish and shrimps are the most ...

Life finds a way: Invasive six-inch marble crayfish are able to reproduce by themselves A mutant species of all-female crayfish taking over the world is not the latest science fiction film but a ...

The newts live only in Oregon’s Crater Lake and their populations have crashed in recent years due to the expansion of introduced signal crayfish and warming lake temperatures from climate change.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Move over, Christmas – crawfish season has arrived. It’s here much earlier than usual, as harvesting operations across the state usually begin around January. This is great ...