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Saturday, August 06, 2011

MAX ON MEMORY

http://maxzoo.blogspot.com/2011/08/new-paper-on-memory-has-important.html

DAVEY CURTIS: Rock Lobster

Dear Jon,

Here are some photo's of a fresh water crayfish that Tatyana spotted (our new Belarusian C.F.Z rep?) whilst we were out for a walk in the woods at Barnard Castle County Durham. We hope the pics maybe able to identify it as a native.

Regards
see you soon

Dave, Joanne, Rosie and eagle eyed Tatyana.

Max Writes:

I can't confidently identify the crayfish, the ultimate 'silver bullet' for identifying the two species found up north (the colour on the underside of the claws) is invisible in the photos, though I cannot blame anyone for not wanting to pick them up to check! Just incase you got a hint of the underside colour, white-clawed crays (the British native) is white to pink on the underside, but the American signal/red-claw is, guess what, red underneath. I have first hand experience with both species (signals at uni, and white-claws at Bristol Zoo) and the red underside is by far the easiest aid to identification.

Have a look here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Leisure/Crayfish_Identify.pdf

Ignore the shape of the claws on the signal in the photo they use: it is an old male which typically grow huge claws. Yours looks smaller (say, 10-12cm) which puts it in the size range of both species.

If I was to have to take a stab, I would say it was an American signal crayfish. There are hints in the second photograph that there is red on the underside of the claws. This is probably the most common species in your area, so I would stick with that as the identification.





CASSIE MORRISON: Have you ever noticed...

How much Nick Redfern’s THREE MEN SEEKING MONSTERS resembles Hermann Hesse’s JOURNEY TO THE EAST?

What? You haven’t read THREE MEN SEEKING MONSTERS? Then you’re no friend of mine...that’s all.

Oh, you read THAT...it’s the other one?

Download it from my blog then. It’s in pdf format which is compatible with most e-readers out there.

http://thenookofwisdom.wordpress.com/2011/08/05/the-wise-love-books/

HAUNTED SKIES: Another one from the archives


http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2011/08/from-archives.html

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1957 the legendary comic actor Oliver Hardy died.
And now the news:

Fossils of Forest Rodents Found in Highland Desert...
Live rat found in loaf
20-million year-old fossil found
Ammodytoides Leptus, A New Species Of Sand Lance
Greyfriars Bobby was a scam to lure tourists
Killer shrimp 'worst alien invader'
Horse grows seven-inch moustache, has no plans to ...

Tash! Ah-aa! Saviour of the universe! (unless I heard those lyrics wrong) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4_Z84-rRE

THE NEXT ISSUE OF 'FLYING SNAKE'

Dear folks

Just to let you know that the deadline for submissions of articles, Notes & Queries, to Flying Snake 2 is Sept 1 2011, for publication on or near Oct 1.

Thanks


Yours sincerely


Richard Muirhead
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