Engaeus cymus

6 Blunt Nosed Burrowing Crayfish. at Tharwa, ACT

Engaeus cymus at Tharwa, ACT - 22 Sep 2020
Engaeus cymus at Tharwa, ACT - 22 Sep 2020
Engaeus cymus at Tharwa, ACT - 22 Sep 2020
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Engaeus cymus 23 Sep 2020 MattBeitzel
Engaeus cymus 22 Sep 2020 towndek

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

23 Sep 2020

This crayfish is rarely observed and is at its northern limit in the ACT. This is a new general location for this species. We would very much appreciate any further sightings

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Found in the gibraltar forest while laying dog baits

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MattBeitzel wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
did you dig it out or was it out and about? we only have a few records of these in parts of the ACT but are suspected of being wide spread.
towndek wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
I dug it out while laying a wild dog bait.

Are they usually in wet areas like other crayfish?
MattBeitzel wrote:
   23 Sep 2020
These can be a long way from water. All the way up the hillsides and rarely come above ground. They have been recorded from condor creek area and Farrer
Ridge.

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