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Day 18 of Mermay is the Murray crayfish! It is considered the second largest freshwater crayfish species. I think the most impressive things about them are their massive spines that cover their bodies and their striking white claws! #mermay #mermay2022 #mermaychallenge #mermaid
Day 17 of Mermay is the Cardinal shrimp! A small freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. Popular in the aquarium trade though sadly the species possibly is extinct in the wild :( #mermay2022 #mermay #mermaychallenge #mermaid #shrimp
Day 16 of Mermay is the Long Snouted Lancetfish! It is often called the cannibal fish because numerous individuals have been caught after having devoured other lancetfish. #mermay #mermay2022 #mermaychallenge #mermaid
Day 13 is the Northern kōura! NZ has two kōura species the other being the Southern though the Northern is found in the South island too. #mermay #mermaid #mermaychallenge #mermay2022
Day 12 of Mermay is the Blue crab! Also named the Chesapeake blue crab it's a type of swimming crab found from the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico! #mermay #mermay2022 #mermaychallenge #mermaid
Day 11 of Mermay is the light-blue soldier crab! Wikipedia says it's "one of the most loved crabs in Australia" #mermay #mermay2022 #mermay_2022 #mermaid
Day 10 of Mermay is the Paddle crab! A type of Swimming crab found around the coasts of New Zealand. #mermay #mermay2022 #mermaychallenge #mermaid #crab
Day 8 of Mermay is the Sabertooth fish! A small, fierce-looking deep-sea that most likely goes through a lot of toothpaste. #mermay #mermay2022 #mermaid #mermaychallenge
Day 5 of Mermay is the Moreton Bay bug! a type of slipper lobster. They taste pretty good too. #Mermay2022 #Mermay #Mermaid #moretonbaybug
Day 4 is the Giant river prawn! It is one of the biggest freshwater prawns in the world growing to around 30 cm! #mermay2022 #mermay #mermaid #prawn