Had a nasty suprise today...

[warped one]

...when out on site.

We borrowed the bosses L200. When we got there we couldn't find a tape measure, so decided to llok in the Hilti boxs that were across the back of the bed. Dragged a few forward. And this is what we found.

All I know is that they are right nasty little buggers. Picked one up and the bugger nipped me with its claws. Please bare in mind that there was about 10 tubs with about 40 in each.

Can anyone tell me what they are?
What my boss was doing with them?
How do you catch them?

Warped
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[Banned]

Dibber dabber yabbys.

[Polo]

They look like dinner to me. Give one a go, cooked of course, and report back.
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[Flip]

Look like Cray fish. You eat them I think.

Edit/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crayfish

[Skudd]

[The View Askew]

Yeah they are crayfish.
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[warped one]

I would give one ago, but the guy I was working with took them all home and threw them in his bath. I have no idea how he is going to eat around 400 of the little buggers:

A. Before he needs a bath, until he is really brave,
B. They die/eat each other
C. His missus comes home and mauls him, for putting them in the bath.

Warped
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[Fisty]

Do not let him release them into ANY watercourse. They are signal crayfish and are killing all our native crayfish.

They are fooking tasty tho, with a dill and cream sauce and a couple of slices of brown bread.
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[SoND]

I think your boss might be a little pissed that all of his crabs have been stolen.
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[warped one]

Meh not stolen by me.

And one of the brickies mentioned they are vermin or something, so I did start to devise different ways of cooking them like:

Backfire out the exhaust - Cooked and deshelled
Micro - watch it spin and pop
Washer machine - no reason just to see if it swam funny
Bucket of water + Welding plant on 500amp.

Warped

*disclaimer hurting animals is wrong*
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[DEN MONKEY]

Just boil them like you would prawns and get stuck in.
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[ThoughtContro...]

https://www.cookingforengineers.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1285&sid=ed3f07c49381948a0a9a63440db78ab7

[Resident Yank]

Mmmmm... crayfish... or crawfish, aka mudbugs as we call them here in the southern US. Quite a delicacy in the spring months. Boil them up with tons of cajun seasonings, some potatoes, lemons, onions, sausages and if you are feeling brave throw in some mushrooms and brussel sprouts but be warned, they soak up all the heat and will light your tongue on fire. If you cook them make sure you put them in some very salty water to purge them first... otherwise you are greeted with a poo filled intestine when you peel them.
Otherwise throw one to your dog and watch the fun begin.
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[ZRX61]

Looks like someone will be looking for a new job..

[warped one]

Well Mr Boss man found out about his creeies today, and asked where they went. We told him, and he said 'Meh, i'll get some more only took me half hour to catch all those.'

He then went on to tell us where he goes to get them.
So a thought has occurred to me...

How do I catch them?

Warped
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[Bat]

[stinkwheel]

Or make and set a baited creel. Leave it there overnight, pick it up in the morning.

Basically a mesh basket with a funnel leading ito it with some bait inside. They go in through the funnel, can't get back out again.

I reckon two shopping baskets and a flowerpot with the base cut out would do the trick.

Make a hole the size of the top of the flowerpot in one of the baskets. Tie it in the hole so the pot is projecting inside the basket. Cable tie the two baskets together. Choose a pot of a size that they can only just fit through the hole in the bottom.
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[mistergixer]

Or, you could just use a Crayfish trap as you can buy them for around a fiver.
Obviously, for reasons outlined below, i'd never use one.....but a good friend of mine recommends them, bait them up with oily fish (seems to work better than offal/meat) and leave them overnight.

Excuse me a moment whilst i go and put my Hetzer hat on.........

that's better.........

The laws around trapping crawdads is one of the things that really fucks me off about this country, it's just ludicrous! Can't trap them without EA permission, but if you catch one, it's illegal to put it back, whilst you can't put them back, you also can't take them away to eat - just what the fuck are you supposed to do with it/them??
Who the fuck thought all that little lot up - Joseph fucking Heller?

Where i live, all the local waterways (especially the GUC) are absolutely swarming with the tasty little buggers. An overnight trap will usually yield about 20+ crays per pot, my friend sets out 4 pots (which he has to hide due to the legality/do-gooders), and this nets him plenty of craws to take home, flush, then boil up.

If not consumed at the boil (with garlic butter, lemon juice and either boiled new pots or crusty bread & butter), i favour a couple of Creole/Cajun methods for serving up all the tasty crow-dad meat - either a hearty Gumbo (over rice), or a Jambalaya.
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