Adorably Tiny Crayfish Discovered (and It's a Cannibal)

Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 13:40 in Biology & Nature

A new species of crayfish discovered in southeast Australia's coastal lakes and swamps is one of the world's smallest crayfish species, researchers report.The tiny, blue-black crustacean resembles its larger cousins that end up in cooking pots, such as lobsters and crawdads.

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