Burrowing crayfish are key resources in many ecosystems across the planet, and yet their secretive lifestyles mean we know very little about them. Caitlin Claire Bloomer Caitlin Claire Bloomer ...

They found 250 to 300 individual digger crayfish. It’s difficult to get a population estimate of the burrowing digger crayfish ... extirpation throughout their range in Pennsylvania.

But there’s a lot of crayfish that burrow into the ground. These are called terrestrial burrowing crayfish that actually burrow down into the water table that’s under the ground.” ...

“While its limited range makes it vulnerable to disasters ... to persist now and into the future.” The spinytail crayfish is a tiny burrowing crayfish that measures approximately 1.5 inches ...

“It can damage infrastructure like earthen dams by its burrowing,” says ... is expected to expand its range under future climate scenarios. With invasive crayfish boosting their populations ...