these are yabbies that my nephews had caught in the dam ... they were in a blue bucket, which gave the photos a lovely blue tint ...
these unfortunate yabbies will have now 'kicked the bucket' ... not only the one they were photographed in but the metaphorical? bucket as well!!
the triptych collection
Now some info on Yabbies 'Yabbies' or Freshwater Crayfish There are many kinds of freshwater crayfish in Australia, found in dams, lakes and swamps. In Victoria and New South Wales they are called yabbies, in Western Australia they are called marrons and in Queensland they are known as redclaws. They have big pincers.
They are invertebrates, or creatures without back bones. Instead, they have a hard outer shell that is like armour protecting the inside of the body. The outer shell does not grow, so the animal regularly moults, or sheds, its outer skeleton revealing a new, larger one, underneath.
Breeding In courtship the male Yabby uses his claws to impress the female. After mating the male has no interest at all in the upbringing of the young yabby. The eggs which have been fertilised lies between the Females rear legs so she curls her tail around them to cover them. Hundreds (100 to 1000) are laid at a time though not all hatch After birth the young hang onto their mother for 4 to 6 weeks At this stage they are known as "Larvae"
Predators Fish... Birds eg Kookaburras... Platypus... Tortoise... Water Rats... Man...
Moulting Yabbies shells are rigid so as yabbies grow they become too big for their shells They discard their old shell and within 1 to 2 days their newly revealed shell, (which was originally soft) becomes hard.
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