The Murray crayfish, the world’s second largest, is sensitive to changes in habitat. But populations can come back from current declines.CreditCredit...Mae Noble The enormous Murray crayfish, the second largest in the world, is also one of the prettiest. It has bright white claws and a shell with blues, greens and hints of red, depending on the light. It lives in Australian rivers like the Murray
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