Crayfish in the parking lot - August 24 2007

crayfish in the parking lot, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

I’m riding on a golf cart when I spot this 2 inch long crayfish crawing in the sand in the main parking lot of camp. This is quite a surpise. I guess these creatures are able to get oxygen from the air? I thought they got it via gills? I’ll have to check this out.