How many varied entertainments are therechildren's time? Great variety. Each of them is remembered with great pleasure, and some grow into serious hobbies. A good example of this is fishing and hunting for crayfish. The hours spent on the bank of the river with a fishing rod and a jar of worms, bring great pleasure to children. But I was more interested in arthropods, so I was very worried about where the crabs are hibernating.
For a long time, I tortured this issue of my parents andall their friends. This continued until I addressed him to my grandfather. It was he who told me not only about where the crabs winter, but also many interesting facts related to them.
Crustaceans live only in freshwater pondsand clean water. They have long become a kind of "litmus test" for determining the degree of environmental pollution. Therefore, their presence in any pond or river with running water indicates a favorable environmental situation.
River crayfish are a favorite treat for both children andand adults. After wandering along the river and catching a whole bucket, the boys rush to build a small fire and weld them right on the beach. Adults prefer to cook crayfish at home and serve to beer.
Из рассказа дедушки я узнала, что раки живут в deep burrows along the shore. Their refuge is very similar to our apartments. A long corridor, reaching three meters, and several rooms. In the largest chamber is equipped with a "bedroom", and several side "rooms" are designed to store stocks.
Although crayfish eat mostly vegetable food, theyDo not worry about eating different bugs and worms. To search for food away from the burrows do not depart. And if you are caught in a certain place of this arthropod, you can always come here. There is a lair somewhere nearby.
Where do crayfish winter? In these "apartments."Sometimes a large number of residents are crowded into the far chamber, and about half the bucket can be collected at a time. Catching crayfish in winter is quite complicated. Not knowing the specific location of their home, it is very difficult to get a catch. Therefore, "fish places" should be looked after in the warm season.
It is not difficult to find them in the summer.Noticing one cancer in the water, carefully examine the bottom and the shore in a radius of 3-5 meters. When digging strokes and holes with the help of claws, the cancer pulls the soil to the entrance and puts it around. The presence of small piles of earth, forming a kind of ring, is a sign of the den.
Летом можно поймать как самку, так и самца.Distinguishing them is very simple. Who is in front of you, tell the color of the shell. Males are green, and females are light blue. In the winter, you can catch only the fair sex. What is the reason for this? With breeding offspring.
The marital period of cancers is in October.For two weeks, active mating occurs, after which the males climb into the mink and fall into a hibernation. The female first lays a hundred eggs, which are located on the abdominal legs, and only then goes to the place where the crabs winter.
Young offspring appears only in May.But for the entire period of turning caviar into crustaceans, my mother should go out several times to walk along the bottom of the snow-covered river. This contributes to the full development of offspring. At this point, you can catch crayfish without destroying the mink. But in this case caviar will die, and even knee-deep in icy water, looking for a treat for the table, is not particularly comfortable.
In the olden days winter catching crayfish was very cruelpunishment for serfs. After several hours spent in the icy river, the peasant became ill with pneumonia or died from hypothermia. By sending the guilty to such an execution for the smallest fault, the landowner had a dish of boiled crawfish on the table, but in most cases the worker was deprived.
