crayfish

Astacoiea Astacidae Cambaridae Parastacoidea Parastacidae

Trivia about crayfish

The Middle French word for this freshwater crustacean was "crevice", which evolved into our English word
To make mousse d'ecrevisses, you need at least 30 of these freshwater crustaceans
It's also known as a crawdad
Cajun popcorn is made by battering & frying shrimp, or the tails of these freshwater crustaceans
Cajun popcorn is made from the tails of these crustaceans
In the southern U.S., one can often see the mud mounds around the burrows created by this crustacean
I can't pass up the mousse d'ecrevisse, made with these freshwater crustaceans