can anyone tell me if these are 2 different species? I'm not too concerned about what species they actually are, I just dont want to risk a Hybrid. They look very different to me, both were collected from the same stream.
2 new crays, same species?
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They're different. They don't look to even be in the same genus (could be wrong on that though), and if they are of different genus they won't breed... no hybrid worries there.
awesome, I wouldnt figure there to be that many different species in a 10ft section of a stream. Now I wanna go back with a trap.
Timthedrifter;3026002; said:
A close up of a O. virilis' claws for comparison with yours. If you want to try and ID your cray.
And you'd be surprised how many species can overlap in one area. One of my favorite crayfishing spots has three different species that co-exist in the same waters. Makes catching a surprise each time lol
P.S. You've got 52 known species in your state... get to setting traps, I'll bet you'll find some awesome stuff!
nope deffinatly doesnt have claws like that. He is only 2 1/2" nose to tail right now though, I hope he turns out to have claws that gnarly.black_sun;3026013; said:
A close up of a O. virilis' claws for comparison with yours. If you want to try and ID your cray.
And you'd be surprised how many species can overlap in one area. One of my favorite crayfishing spots has three different species that co-exist in the same waters. Makes catching a surprise each time lol
now I'm curious to find out which species they are and what other species I can find. Anyone know of a good site for cray identification?
Here's what's in your state:
http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/state_pages/n_carolina.htm
Some of those will have pictures, information, sci journals, etc. And others will not. Making IDing some species very difficult, while others will be easy.
But if you want good IDs, post pictures in the species identification section of Bluecrayfish.com for a user named "Appy". He's pretty much the best your going to find on the net. ^_~
http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/state_pages/n_carolina.htm
Some of those will have pictures, information, sci journals, etc. And others will not. Making IDing some species very difficult, while others will be easy.
But if you want good IDs, post pictures in the species identification section of Bluecrayfish.com for a user named "Appy". He's pretty much the best your going to find on the net. ^_~