New Giant Crayfish Species (Barbicambarus simmonsi )
January 22nd, 2011 by admin | Filed under Blog.Scientists in Shoal Creek, Tennessee , just found new species: the Giant “Beard” Crayfish (Barbicambarus simmonsi ). The creature is almost 5 inches long, almost twice the size of typical crayfish found in the area. The new species is described in a paper in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.
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