Stats

Lifespan

2-5 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

North America

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Common

About

This freshwater crustacean dwells in streams and ponds across North America and Asia. It regrows lost claws and legs during its frequent molting cycles throughout its lifespan.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2. 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