Mudbugs, Crawdads, Crayfish, Crawfish

 

Mudbugs are also known as crawdads, crayfish, and crawfish.  They are edible crustaceans related to shrimp and lobsters. When I was visiting Arkansas recently, it was hot and dry. I ran across a crawdad city in a ditch next to the road. Crawdads often live in water, but also dig burrows in dirt until they reach mud/moisture. They carry the extra mud to the surface making a tall “mud chimney” around the entrance to their burrow.  Here is a video of a crawdad making his burrow: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tech+360+crawfish+digging+hole

There are many ways to catch crawdads. If they are in water, a trap is the easiest way. Here are two different ways to catch crawdads if they are in the burrow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMGn6jhZ0ZA

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pxAhCU9A358

How to cook a crawdad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuvdyhhfwsM

How to eat a crawdad:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdq2wTHsHnY