DFW Urban Wildlife

Red Swamp Crayfish are big crayfish, and as their name implies they are colored bright red. This species of crayfish is frequently farmed for human consumption. They are also a popular menu item in the Great Trinity Forest.

I find bits and pieces of Red Swamp Crayfish all over the Joppa Preserve. I find them on dirt trails, concrete bike trails, on the shores of lakes and ponds, in the middle of open fields, and deep in wooded areas. They must be a staple of the diet of many a resident predator.

In some places I have come across what could only be described as a killing field. These are places where crayfish parts litter the ground; places where a mass feeding has occurred.

Its not clear what animal has dined on the crayfish in these pictures, but the list of possibles is long: Raccoons, River Otters, Coyotes, Feral Hogs, and various herons, egrets and other wading birds.

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