Crawfish, also known as crayfish or crawdads, are freshwater crustaceans resembling small lobsters.Crawfish play a vital role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem health in their habitats. What are crawfish also known as?
Crawfish are also known as crayfish or crawdads.
Crawfish are also known as crayshrimp or crawdads.
Crawfish are also known as crayfish or crawmoms.
Crawfish come in a variety of colors: the most common is red, but crawfish also come in blues, whites, greens, and yellow. When cooked, however, all crawfish turn the color red. What colors can crawfish be before cooked?
Crawfish can be orange, blue, green, white, and yellow.
Crawfish can be purple, blue, green, white, and yellow.
Crawfish can be red, blue, green, white, and yellow.
Female crawfish can carry hundreds of eggs under their tails until they hatch. Crawfish reach adult size in about four years, but can actually live up to 30 years in the wild. How do female crawfish carry their eggs?
Female crawfish carry their eggs under their tails until they hatch.
Female crawfish carry their eggs on top of their tails until they hatch.
Female crawfish carry their eggs on their heads until they hatch.
Crawfish burrow into the mud to escape predators and extreme temperatures, but they can drown without access to fresh air. How do crawfish protect themselves from predators and extreme temperatures?
Crawfish protect themselves by hiding in the water.
Crawfish protect themselves by jumping onto land.
Crawfish protect themselves by burrowing into the mud.
Crawfish are found in various habitats, including rivers, lakes, and swamps. Crawfish can live up to 30 years in the wild and live on every continent in the world, except Antarctica. Where are crawfish found?
Crawfish can live up to 30 years.
Crawfish are found in Antarctica.
Crawfish are found in various habitats, including rivers, lakes, and swamps.
Crawfish walk forward and swim backward because they have four legs for walking and four for swimming. They are omnivores, feeding on plants, insects, and small fish. What do crawfish eat?
Crawfish are carnivores, feeding on small fish and pigs.
Crawfish are omnivores, feeding on plants, insects, and small fish.
Crawfish are herbivores, feeding on only plants.
Crawfish are capable of regenerating lost limbs, a trait shared with other crustaceans. Crawfish walk forward and swim backward because they have four legs for walking and four for swimming. What can crawfish do if they lose a limb?
Crawfish can regenerate lost limbs.
Crawfish can borrow a leg from other crustaceans.
Crawfish will get a fake limb from the doctor.
Crawfish are popular bait for fishing, attracting various fish species with their scent and movement. There is a crawfish known as the dwarf crawfish and it is very small. What are crawfish often used for in fishing?
Crawfish are often used as bait in fishing.
Crawfish are often used as a snack while fishing.
Crawfish is not used for fishing.
Crawfish are popular in Cajun and Creole cuisine, often boiled with spices and served at crawfish boils. What is a popular way to prepare crawfish in Cajun and Creole cuisine?
By boiling them without spices and serving at crawfish boils
By boiling them with chickens and serving at crawfish boils
By boiling them with spices and serving at crawfish boils
Most crawfish in the U.S. grows to 3-4 inches. There are species in Australia that grow to 15.5 inches and weigh more than 8 pounds! How big do crawfish grow in the U.S.?
3-4 inches
8 pounds
Up to 15.5 inches
