Cambarus tenebrosus, the cavespring crayfish, is a freshwater crayfish native to Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana in the United States. It is a facultative cave-dwelling species known from 84 caves over its range and 20 surface locations in the Cumberland Plateau.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cavespring 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Cambaridae
- Genus
- Cambarus
- Species
- Cambarus tenebrosus
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