UK Pond Dipping SIGNAL CRAYFISH (invasive) on the Basingstoke Canal - with Leon Hills - LEON CREATOR

Описание: I show my Pond Dipping finds from the UK Basingstoke Canal including the invasive SIGNAL CRAYFISH, Fresh Water Mussels, Water Stick Insect, Diving Beetles & Dragonfly Nymphs. I had a great weekend camping on our friends block of land which feels like an island because it directly connects to the canal. The Signal Crayfish, although a beautiful animal in its own right, is an invasive species native to America. It was originally grown here in fisheries but escaped into our water courses & established itself. It grows much larger than our native White-Clawed crayfish & out-competes it for habitat. The Signal Crayfish can also carry crayfish plague which it can pass to our native species & this can kill ours. Finally, the Signal Crayfish also digs long burrows up to 2 metres into riverbanks & this can cause erosion.

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