Common Yabby

Invertebrates > Crayfish

The Common Yabby (Cherax destructor) is Australia’s most famous and beloved freshwater crayfish. Described scientifically with the fearsome species name ‘destructor’ for its notorious habit of burrowing into and undermining the earthen walls of farm...

Blue Land Crab

Invertebrates > Crabs

The Blue Land Crab (Cardisoma guanhumi), celebrated across the Caribbean as the Great Land Crab, is a colossal, heavy-clawed terrestrial crustacean native to the coastal lowlands of the tropical Americas. Instantly distinguished by its striking powder-blue or...

Rainbow Crayfish

Invertebrates > Crayfish

The Rainbow Crayfish (Cherax pulcher), also celebrated as the Blue Moon or Hoa Creek Crayfish, is widely acclaimed as the most breathtakingly colorful freshwater crustacean on Earth. Described by science in 2015 after specimens mysteriously appeared in the European...

Banded Coral Shrimp

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Banded Coral Shrimp (Stenopus hispidus), also known as the Banded Boxer Shrimp or Barber Pole Shrimp, is one of the most iconic, widely distributed, and visually spectacular crustaceans on the world’s coral reefs. Belonging to the infraorder Stenopodidea,...

Pacific Cleaner Shrimp

Invertebrates > Crustaceans

The Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), also widely known as the Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp or Skunk Cleaner Shrimp, is one of the most famous, beneficial, and beloved mutualistic crustaceans on the world’s coral reefs. Belonging to the cleaner shrimp...