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Place names in the Frisian coastal region ending in -werd, -ward, -uert etc. refer to the fact that the village was built on an artificial dwelling mound (wierde).The greater part of the terp villages, though, have names ending in -um, from -heem or -hiem, meaning (farm)yard, grounds.
Procambarus clarkii, known variously as the red swamp crayfish, Louisiana crawfish or mudbug, [3] is a species of cambarid crayfish native to freshwater bodies of northern Mexico, and southern and southeastern United States, but also introduced elsewhere (both in North America and other continents), where it is often an invasive pest.
The crawfish frog, endangered in the Hoosier State, is back following an effort led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Angel Mounds. History of crawfish frogs at Angel Mounds
The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) [7] is a medium-sized species of frog native to the prairies and grasslands of the central United States. [8] It gets its name because it inhabits the burrows of crayfish for most of the year. They have defined golden or black circles all over their body. [9]
The common yabby (Cherax destructor) is an Australian freshwater crustacean in the Parastacidae family.It is listed as a vulnerable species [1] of crayfish by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), though the wild yabby populations remain strong, and have expanded into new habitats created by reservoirs and farm dams.
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry urges the federal government to aid Louisiana’s crawfish industry. ... Frugé Seafood harvest the first crawfish for the kick-off of crawfish ...
An ornithologist is able to detect the presence of quail in an area by spotting the circular indentations left behind in the soft dirt, some 7–15 cm (3–6 in) in diameter. Birds without a uropygial gland (e.g., the emu , kiwi , ostrich and bustard ) rely on dust bathing to keep their feathers healthy and dry.
Fish Farm Mounds State Preserve is a 3-acre (12,000 m 2) archaeological mound group containing Native American burials in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is located within the larger Fish Farms Mounds Wildlife area, a state owned hunting area a few miles south of New Albin , just inland from the Upper Mississippi River in Allamakee County .