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Ed Rodgers

#196 September 2025/Urban Nature/Water

Origins of newly-discovered crayfish in New Jersey creek remain uncertain

On an April morning, Nick Macelko was scouring the Assunpink Creek in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. It was a successful search. He found an acuminate crayfish (Cambarus acuminatus) on the creek bottom. “You can tell because he has that rostrum [part of the head that projects forward] that doesn’t have little spines on it. Cool.”

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September 1, 2025
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