If you're looking to see what's living under stones or bits of
wood in streams and lakes...
You'd better watch out for me, the freshwater crayfish. I hide
in those sorts of places during the day and if you disturb me I could pinch you
with my powerful pincers. Some people call me a koura, or a crawly, but when my
pincers get hold of your fingers you're likely to call me all sorts of names!
I live in streams where there are lots of places to hide.
Streams in cities sometimes aren't much good for us because people keep digging
out our hiding places, and spoiling our water with all kinds of nasty stuff that
gets into streams from stormwater drains. Did you know that drains along the
road and outside your house might take water straight to my stream? Please don't
tip anything down those drains!
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