I'm missing our Giant Freshwater Crayfish. I haven't seen any big ones since the creeks flooded in October. Last week we had an official survey done and none were found, so they almost certainly washed away in the flood.

Not all bad news, though, as the creek quality is still ideal and they'll likely wander back up into our creeks from the main one in coming years.

The first two photos are from a May 2022 survey. This is the world's largest freshwater invertebrate and only lives in the waterways of northern Tasmania.

#Tasmania #CreekLife #FreshWater #Crayfish #Invertebrates #Astacopsis

Some of my favourite animals are food for some of the others. I was glad to see a juvenile crayfish in their favourite pool today because I was wondering whether the platypus ate them all.
#tasmania #crayfish #GiantFreshwaterCrayfish #AstacopsisGouldi #creeklife #PlatypusFood

Recent pictures I took of the nature trail I used to frequent growing up 🌳🌲🌸🌻 #natureshotz #natureloving #naturelife #creeklife