Q: What happens when non-game freshwater fish are introduced within the US but outside their native range? A: We don't know! Only 13% of these fish have been studied for their potential impacts! Find out more in our new lit. review🐟 @ERLarsonLab aces.illinois.edu/news/illinois-…

My research requires me to stick my bare arm into the ground and hope I pull up a small, angry crayfish. I have been surprised by spiders, salamanders, and snakes in the burrows. But folks, I was NOT ready for a different angry crustacean to try and pinch me 😅🦀

Happy #NationalCrawfishDay

Whether you call them crayfish or crawdads, #CrayWeek is a shell-a-bration of freshwater crustaceans! We have~40 different species living in the #GreatLakes region. Protect this diversity by not releasing live animals used as bait, pets, or food! Learn more at the 🔗 in bio.