Attack of the crayfish clones
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2022 9:07 pmA parthenogenic crayfish species has become invasive across several parts of the world.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... clones-aoe
Fortunately, they're tasty. Unfortunately, they probably reproduce faster than we can eat them.
Edit: I actually wonder if this is just a genetic thing with the species, or if this is another case of Wolbachia making them parthenogenic and female-only.
Edit 2: nope, this one's not thanks to Wolbachia. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728364/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment ... clones-aoe
Fortunately, they're tasty. Unfortunately, they probably reproduce faster than we can eat them.
Edit: I actually wonder if this is just a genetic thing with the species, or if this is another case of Wolbachia making them parthenogenic and female-only.
Edit 2: nope, this one's not thanks to Wolbachia. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4728364/