Vibrantly colored crayfish do not appear to use their coloring for either purpose. To determine why, the team undertook a study of the crayfish phylogenetic tree and compared coloring between species.

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An invasive crayfish species from Australia is posing a threat to the native crayfish species in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas officials warn. Screengrab from Texas Parks and Wildlife video There ...