Self-cloning crayfish
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They are called the marble crayfish
Procambarus fallax
Just looked it up, it seems they are illegal in California. P. alarkii and P. alleni also breed rather fast but parthenogenesis is rare in them.
Procambarus fallax
Just looked it up, it seems they are illegal in California. P. alarkii and P. alleni also breed rather fast but parthenogenesis is rare in them.
What he said ?. illegal in most states. California is probably the only one that will actively knock your door in to confiscate.
Yeah one of things that totally sounds fake but is real. They are illegal where Im at in Washington state. Wish they were not, would make a great food source for my puffer.
Woah! Well thanks all! What a weird creature! You wouldn't expect that type of reproduction in anything more advanced than nematodes or the like.
I imagine they are banned for the insane invasive potential of a cloning species.
You’d be surprised. There are a number of fish and reptiles that are capable of it.
Yes they're real. They also go by the name Marmorkrebs. I used to keep them in a 40 gal to feed my Fahaka until they were made illegal here (Winnipeg, Canada) for obvious reasons. They come from Germany if I recall.
It's referred to as parthenogenesis, quite common in some reptiles like Komodo dragons. Some animal groups become exclusively female and clonal, this is generally detrimental for long term survival of the species as it kneecaps their adaptive ability!
