Big-claw river shrimp (Macrobrachium carcinus) molt
- San Marcos River, central TX, USA
… a species of freshwater shrimp native to the Americas. It is the largest known species of Neotropical freshwater prawn, growing up to 30 cm (12 in) long and weighing as much as 850 g (30 oz), although even larger specimens have been reported. M. carcinus is omnivorous, with a diet consisting of molluscs, small fish, algae, leaf litter and insects… (read more: Wikipedia)
(photo: Clinton and Charles Roberton)
