🧐 So what do all you think our crustacean cousin is doing on dry land do very far away from any considerable body of water?

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I ran into this fellow traveler on my walk the morning after a flood. Little dude was just waking along on the side walk. It did stop a few times to hold up its pincer guns to show me what’s what to which I dutifully backed away to give it its proper respect/ space.

To your knowledge, What is this creature, and why is it on dry land. Do you think it can survive? I saw it take cover under sone enormous leaves…perhaps it is enough that the area was wet it doesn’t have to be a sea? I don’t know how far they can travel on lend it was a good several miles before there’s be a river.

🧐 So what do all you think our crustacean cousin is doing on dry land do very far away from any considerable body of water?

TheSpaceGnome · Accepted Answer

That is a freshwater lobster (crawdad/crayfish), you mentioned it flooded, when the flood dried up it probably got stranded and would need to be picked up and brought to a small creek so it can feed.

humanearth · Accepted Answer

In the south they are called Crawdads, in the North they are called Crayfish They Can can breath air, but they need fresh water to keep their bodies moist

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

All I can say is... the revolution has begun! I for one welcome our new armored overlords.

No actually it looks like a crawfish. Where are you? He got f'ed from the flood. He'll be a small mammal's dinner tonight without an underwater cave or a stream rock to hide under.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

Probably a crawdad. They live in very smalls streams, and even ditches. I haven't seen any near me in a long time, but there were a lot of them when I was a kid. I used to catch them and keep them in tanks.

I still have a scar on my leg from catching them. I was climbing up a slipper muddy bank from the creek, and slipped and broke the glass jar over my leg. Lost the crawdads and had to ride my bicycle home with blood running down my leg.

Lliam · Answer

It's Sebastian! From The Little Mermaid. It actually looks like a crawfish. It would be nice to help it to pond or stream.

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Crowded. Where I live you can find them in lakes, ponds, streams, yards. In the case of yards they burrow down a few feet and the moisture in the soil keeps them alive.

RavVid · Answer

Glad to see you survived the purple water! I guess he is marooned by a high tide.

Anonymous · Answer

He probably got washed into a shallow pool by the flood and is trying to find his way back to the sea. As long as he stays moist he can survive a for a little while outside of saltwater. That is assuming he's a saltwater crustacean I dunno where you live. By your post I gather it near the sea.

YesterdaysChild · Answer

A crawdad as they are called in the south. Crayfish belong in the water but can be outside for awhile. But they will dry out and die if out of water for too long.

nolabels · Answer

There are species of crawdad that live in deep holes that extend down to the underground water table.

They can seem out of place in areas that aren't close to surface water, but that's their niche in the world.

MysticDevice · Answer

I haven't the slightest clue what that fella is. But he's probably on a mission, being out of its element.

CuriousMufuxka · Answer

This mighty lobster wishes not to be captured and rubber banded! Those claws remain free to umm.. Probably just wait for the water level to calm down.

purplepoppy · Answer

I wonder if he's been dropped by a bird.

KatherineJ · Answer

I wouldn’t have messed with it either. But I don’t like things that can pinch me.

BootsLover94 · Answer

The poor thing needs water. Maybe got standard

Sevenpointfive · Answer

probably a secret pond/stream nearby

MementoMori777 · Answer

dat boi got flushed away by the storm

Anonymous · Answer

i caught one of those when I was fishing. Scared the poop outta me when I reeled it in because I'd never seen one before. 😲 I choose to believe that yours was able to make it back to his river in peace.

exitseven · Answer

He is looking for a pay phone.

DerekC321 · Answer

Tsunami. Tons of poor critters left stranded.

Jamie05rhs · Answer

"to show me what's what" LOL

Anonymous · Answer

Guess it’s my dinner then haha joking.. But is it edible though?

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