Finally -- the crawdad...

Ok, so this was what i was starting to post after the praying mantis when i realized the previous two posts were necessary before this one.

While installing my new mailbox, i spotted my little enemy in the yard. A while back, a had some crawdads digging stupid holes in my yard (at least 3 or 4). they are annoying, but finally i gave up filling in the hole, b/c they just kept re-digging, and making the yard worse. so, i just mashed down the mud outside the hole and decided to let them be. So i have several little holes in my yard, but you don't really notice them unless you are looking for them.

anyway. i figured the little varmits would have been dried up by the hot dry summer. NO. good thing i never filled in the holes -- they still live!

Look how evil this things looks! how does it live with no water? and what does it eat? weird!

again, this are a must CLICK TO ENLARGE... especially the 2nd one!