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Originally Posted by Dogghound  They arnt like cockroaches in that way, if you stand on them you will crush the eggs releasing the moisture the young will quickly dry out and if underdeveloped would die anyway, it is not true that they can live out of water for months they would quickly dry out possibly they could survive in the mud under a pond for example, they breathe via gills meaning they require water flow across the carapace and the lateral body wall this is where the gills are situated, water is circulated through there branchial chamber much in the same way as a crab breaths. |
Blimey. Tell ya what Dogghound, I ain't arguing with that.
I guess I'm only relaying what was in the Guardian a few years ago - looking back is was likely scaremongering although in this weather they might be able to survive permanently out of water.
I'm off fishing tomorrow. My freezer is empty. I know I will catch some as I'm Pike fishing and they always grab my bait.