Baby Crayfish

Today I got to see some very cute baby crayfish. Each of these little critters are only about 3cm long. The photos below show the various stages. They youngest, clear one is on the right and the oldest dark on is on the left.



Crayfish eggs hatch out at sea and then as they form into the clear ones they make their way closer to shore.

As crayfish mature they outgrow their shells and moult (come out of their shell). They then grow a new shell.

The best thing I learnt today was that crayfish actually swim backwards - and I saw them doing it too!!