Crayfish

How to make the ID: looks like a mini-lobster, has four pairs of walking legs, a pair of pinchers.

Its Color: brown, green, reddish, black.

How it reproduces: the female carries eggs in a mass under the tail. It looks like a large raspberry.

Metamorphosis: None

It is food for: larger game fish.

Its food: plants and animals.

Indicator: hardly ever found in polluted water, usually found in clean or moderately clean water.

Size: up to 6 inches in length.