Stats

Lifespan: 3-4 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Omnivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Freshwater wetland
Range: North America
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

This aggressive crustacean inhabits freshwater streams across the Ohio River Basin. It uses oversized, dark-tipped claws to physically displace native crayfish from their burrows.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species: Faxonius rusticus