Texas experts provide insight about a viral TikTok video showing spiders found in cooked crawfish boil.
A video of dead spiders found in a Louisiana TikToker's cooked crawfish boil went viral, causing some to question how it happened. Can spiders get mixed in with crawfish? Yes, but normally not that many, according to some Texas experts. Local experts identified the species as 'fishing spiders,' also known by its scientific name, the Dolomedes.
Texas could sees its most expensive crawfish season The species are found in the southern United States where they hunt insects and small minnows near and in the water, according to Scott Egan, an associate professor of the biosciences department at Rice University. PennState Extension found the spiders can grow large, with the females ranging from 15 to 26 millimeters long and males from seven to 13 millimeters long.
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