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from the you-say-crayfish-I-say-crawfish dept.
No one knows exactly when the clones first appeared, but humans only became aware of them in the early 2000s.
It was a German aquarium owner who first brought it to scientists' attention. In 1995, he had acquired a bag of "Texas crayfish" from an American pet trader, only to find his tank inexplicably filling up with the creatures. They were all, it turns out, clones. Sometime, somewhere, the biological rule that making baby crayfish required a mama crayfish and papa crayfish was no longer inviolate. The eggs of the hobbyist's all-female crayfish did not need to be fertilized. They simply grew into copies of their "mother"—in a process known as parthenogenesis.
Crayfish specialists were astonished. No one had seen anything like it. But the proof was before their eyes and in 2003, scientists dubbed the creatures marbled crayfish, or Marmorkreb in German.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/attack-of-the-crayfish-clones/552236/
(Score: 3, Informative) by PinkyGigglebrain on Tuesday February 06 2018, @04:34PM (7 children)
I believe Crayfish already are considered an invasive species in some areas.
And the last time I ate some they tasted a bit like lobster, though not quite as sweet. You can already get packages of crayfish tails in some super markets if your curious, just use a recipe that calls for lobster meat, like a lobster sandwich, and sub the crayfish.
I have mixed feelings about this adaptation. On the one hand this kind of reproduction is great for aquaculture if the species is tasty, and if people are made aware of their abundance and flavor. But on the other it will be crap for an invaded ecosystems. Crayfish are hardy, can travel travel overland to find new habitats and can/will eat just about anything. And now this species will be able to quickly crowd out the local species in only a few generations.
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:04PM
We may need to take some lessons from Klingon history and go on a Great Crayfish Hunt.
The real trouble with tribbles is that they don't go well with any BBQ rubs or sauces. I am confident that our advanced state of BBQ technology will enable us to be successful.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:27PM (3 children)
cook em like a cajun and they are delicious.
(Score: 5, Funny) by aristarchus on Tuesday February 06 2018, @06:38PM (2 children)
Cloning is one thing, but the last thing we need in a situation like this is cooking advice from cannibals!! (How do you cook cajuns, anyway? Just curious.)
(Score: 4, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday February 06 2018, @08:47PM (1 child)
You start with your holy trinity--that's mirepoix, but it's onions, bell pepper, and celery--and get it nice and sautee'd up on medium heat, then add your meat...you know where this is going.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Tuesday February 06 2018, @09:08PM
And here I thought you just boiled 'em up, rip off the heads and suck out the juice!
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday February 06 2018, @05:33PM (1 child)
Sing it with me: "Yes, we have no Bananas!"
(Inspired by the Central American banana blight of the early 1920s.)
🌻🌻 [google.com]
(Score: 2) by drussell on Thursday February 08 2018, @09:15PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCpmtI6oDLM [youtube.com]