Dead on road. Took closeups to aid in ID (https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/16497-how-to-photograph-crayfish-for-inaturalist)
Consumed by Montana's first Ivory Gull.
Caught several other also with orange tip claws
Yeah- I'm aware this isn't ideal crayfish photography, but it was in a hole and I couldn't get it out, despite efforts. Have a makeshift microscope for the future in case I come across any grabbable males.
In shallow, sandy pool in a rock on the edge of the Strong River
In a heavily shaded, seasonally flooded area on a slight slope just above a cypress-tupelo swamp.
Sorry for the abysmal photos. I couldn’t see my phone screen for the glare. I thought the red stripe was cool