family Astacidae

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family Astacidae - crayfish

Astacidae, Astacura

arthropod family - any of the arthropods

Decapoda, order Decapoda - lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns

crawdaddy, crawfish, crawdad, crayfish - small freshwater decapod crustacean that resembles a lobster

Astacus, genus Astacus - type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish

Cambarus, genus Cambarus - a genus of Astacidae

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TABLE 1.--Total number of prey delivered by male and female Eastern Screech-Owls identified to the lowest taxonomic category possible and arranged in order of abundance Prey N Insects Coleoptera (N = 166 larval individuals) 490 Orthoptera 220 Lepidoptera 64 Odonata 10 Cicadidae 3 Tettigoniidae 1 Unidentified insects 44 Crayfish Family Astacidae 81 Amphibians Family Ranidae 23 Leeches Subclass Hirudinea 20 Mammals Peromyscus spp.

Provisioning behavior of male and female eastern screech-owls during the post-brooding period