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Asian Clam

Asian Clam

Corbicula fluminea

Asian clam is a freshwater bivalve mollusk. The outside shells are yellow-green to brown with elevated concentric rings. If the color chips away, white spots can be seen underneath. The inside of the shells may be light purple. Adults are small, usually less than 1 1/2" in length.

Bloody Red Shrimp (Hemimysis anomala) Photo Credit: NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab
Bloody Red Shrimp

Bloody Red Shrimp

Hemimysis anomala

The bloody red shrimp are translucent ivory-yellow in color, and exhibit bright red to reddish-orange coloring around the head and tail. The threat to the Great Lakes is currently not well understood.

Photo by Igor Grigorovich, Bugwood.org
Fishhook Waterflea

Fishhook Waterflea

Cercopagis bengoi

Fishhook waterfleas are tiny crustaceans less than 1/2" long with long, sharp, barbed tails. The fishhook waterfleas have a slender spine and prominent S-shaped loop on the tail. Fishhook waterfleas collect in gelatinous globs on fishing equipment and lines.

Jumping Worms

Jumping Worms

Amynthas spp. and Metaphire spp.

Jumping worms consume organic matter in soil that supplies nutrients to native plant species. The soil disruption leaves soil grainy and damages plant root structures.

Photo by Amy Benson, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org
Quagga Mussel

Quagga Mussel

Dreissena bugensis

The quagga mussel is a filter-feeding, freshwater, bivalve mollusk. It is pale toward the end of its hinge and about 3/4" wide.

Red swamp crayfish can walk over several miles on land.
Red Swamp Crayfish

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Red swamp crayfish are crustaceans that are dark red in color and grow to 2-5 inches in length. The plates on the body of the red swamp crayfish touch on the center of its back distinguishing from the native white river crayfish.

Rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, ID, photo by US Army Corps of Engineers
Rusty Crayfish

Rusty Crayfish

Orconectes rusticus

The rusty crayfish has a dark brown body, distinguishable by dark, rusty spots on either side of the carapace. Rusty crayfish are opportunistic feeders. They are a very aggressive species that often displace native crayfish

Photo by Dave Brenner, Michigan Sea Grant College Program
Spiny Waterflea

Spiny Waterflea

Bythotrephes cederstroemi

Spiny waterfleas are tiny crustaceans less than 1/2" long with long, sharp, barbed tails. Spiny waterfleas collect in gelatinous globs on fishing equipment and lines.

Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, Lateral, photo by Lawrence Barringer, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
Spotted Lanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Spotted lanternfly has been found in western New York, in the Buffalo area. The Department of Agriculture and Markets is asking for the public's assistance by reporting sightings.

Photo by Randy Westbrooks, U.S. Geological Survey, Bugwood.org
Zebra Mussel

Zebra Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Zebra mussels are filter-feeding, freshwater, bivalve mollusks. Zebra mussels are small, ¼” to 1 ½” long, and D-shaped with light and dark brown stripes.