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Old 06-07-2011, 06:11 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
AriesVal[_10_] AriesVal[_10_] is offline
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Default That 'creature' I asked about yesterday ...

On 06/07/2011 17:04, mogga wrote:
On Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:03:19 +0100, AriesVal
wrote:

has now been identified - and my thanks to everyone who assisted. I've
now taken better pics and it's quite clear what it is now. A signal
crayfish.

https://picasaweb.google.com/1087352...KvnlKap1ZvGnQE



Is there a national chart marking where they are? We live quite near
the rochdale canal (I can see it out of my window justabouts) and the
thought of them crawling into my garden makes me feel iccky.


someone will know I hope ?

I think they're edible - Hugh FW said so I think - but they look
pretty wierd.


It's put me right off crayfish


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