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CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Cuyahoga Community College biology class on a field trip to the Chagrin River made a startling discovery: a crayfish with a rare genetic mutation, splitting its body into two ...

Williams said he believes the mutation was caused by two rare occurrences, the first being a developmental anomaly where the egg cell had two nuclei instead of one. That would mean it had two sets of ...

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MATTAWAN, MI — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is attempting to figure out how an invasive crayfish entered a pond at one of its fish hatcheries. On Thursday, July 24, the DNR said it ...

Invasive red swamp crayfish have infiltrated a west Michigan fish hatchery, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday. The hatchery staff found two carcasses of "unusual crayfish" ...

The crayfish likely entered the hatchery through contaminated water or released pets. The DNR is working to contain the infestation and monitor nearby lakes. Red swamp crayfish are prohibited in ...