Guess what this is a photo of!

[phinz]

nope. Hermit crabs carry their own shell.

[cara]

phinz, my dictionary tells me as translation for the "Einsiedlerkrebs" hermit crab, and that definetely is the one who lives in snailshells.....
the denomination is Eupagurus bernhardus... can it be?

[phinz]

Nope. That wouldn't be Eupagurus bernhardus. Eupagurus bernhardus is the common hermit crab, known for hiding in their shells. Hermit crabs have soft nether regions. The creature pictured has its own carapace, including a tail, shedding that carapace during its growth cycles.

Hint: I've already given one name for this particular crustacean,a nd it's on this page at least 3 times. I will accept that name, or several other names that it is commonly known by.

[Alix]

Is it a mudbug?

[phinz]

Yes. Also known as a crawdad, crawfish, crawdaddy or crayfish depending on your region. Some of the best eating you could *ever* expect. Mudbugs n' cheese grits. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....

You're up.

[Barbara L]

Crawdad, crayfish, whatever (lol) was actually my first thought, but all the pictures I've ever seen of them (and the ones I have known in person ) were flat--the one in the picture looked more crab like.

Give us a good one Alix.

Barbara

[phinz]

That's their typical defensive posture. I've caught so many of them by hand that it looks normal to me.

[Alix]

Ok, let me think for a bit. I'll post right away.

[Alix]

OK, what is this?

[mudbug]

Alix:

OK, girl, ya beat me to identifyin' my own namesake and now you've put up one that I can only guess is a river.