As we walked along this road, bounded on either side by bush (jungle), guess what we saw trying to cross the road? This little 3- or 4-inch crayfish or crawdad as I knew them in my youth.
Hard to figure out what he was doing there, as I don't think there's any lake or even a creek of any size right there. Strange sight to see for sure.
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Hi Dave - Looks like a species of Procambarus crayfish.
This appears to be an immature (and I'd need to see the underside to be sure), but there are two closely-related species.
P. pilosimanus is the native critter for your area, and isn't very well described on the web (no photos, etc.)
P. clarkii is an introduced critter - - this is the Louisiana Red Claw that is featured in Cajun cookbooks - - and has spread throughout Central America.
About 5 pounds of these, boiled in salt water with a little cayenne, bay leaf, and whatever, and enjoyed with cold beer is my favorite recipe.
Fraternally,
Jon.
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