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BLUE crayfish! - Pacifastacus leniusculus
Copyright © 2010 Sean McVey

BLUE crayfish! - Pacifastacus leniusculus
Baldwin Beach, Lake Tahoe County, California, USA
August 3, 2010
The color is brighter in real life, Because of the angle of the sun, my camera messed it up. But my phone got it right!

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Contributed by Sean McVey on 23 August, 2010 - 3:48pm
Last updated 13 December, 2011 - 2:12pm

Moved
Moved from Cambarus.
… Jason D. Roberts, 13 December, 2011 - 2:12pm

Moved
Moved from Crayfishes.
… Eric Moody, 29 August, 2010 - 2:41am

nice find!
This looks like Cambarus diogenes to me, but I believe there's a number of similar species in that complex so I'm not 100% sure.
… Eric Moody, 29 August, 2010 - 2:40am

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