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Red Swamp Crayfish - Sauk Prairie Canoe Launch

Voucher Specimen At
UW Madison Zoology Museum
Status
Verified and Vouchered
Date First Found
6/21/2019
Location First Found
Parking area of boat launch


About Red Swamp Crayfish

Red swamp crayfish are dark red in color with raised bright red spots covering the body and claws and a black wedge-shaped stripe on the top of the abdomen. They may vary in length between 2 to 5 inches. Occasionally, a genetic mutation may turn the body and/or claws blue.