Yabbies or Freshwater Crayfish
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There are many kinds of freshwater crayfish in Australia, found in dams, lakes and swamps.

In Victoria and New South Wales they are called yabbies, in Western Australia they are called marrons and in Queensland they are known as redclaws.

Freshwater crayfish are invertebrates, or creatures without back bones. Instead, they have a hard outer shell that is like armour protecting the inside of the body. The outer shell does not grow, so the animal regularly moults, or sheds, its outer skeleton revealing a new, larger one, underneath. They have big pincers.

Go to these sites for information about yabbies

http://www.bugsurvey.nsw.gov.au/html/popups/bpedia_08_tol_fr-ya-cr.html

http://www.nativefish.asn.au/yabby.html

http://www.austmus.gov.au/wild_kids/freshwater/yabby.htm

http://www.fishnet.com.au/default.aspx?id=234&articleId=4379

Go here to find out how to keep these aquatic animals as pets

http://www.abc.net.au/creaturefeatures/facts/yabby.htm

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updated October 2007