Lacunicambarus ludovicianus, the painted devil crayfish, is a species of North American burrowing crayfish found in the Lower Mississippi drainage and in eastern and central Texas, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Painted Devil Crayfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lacunicambarus erythrodactylus
- Lacunicambarus dalyae
- Lacunicambarus diogenes
- Lacunicambarus polychromatus
- Lacunicambarus nebrascensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Cambaridae
- Genus
- Lacunicambarus
- Species
- Lacunicambarus ludovicianus
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