Mud prawns are abundant in estuaries around the low tide level where burrows are easily visible. They are filter feeders who feed from their U-shaped burrows. Mud prawns are very popular for bait fishermen are often seen on sandbanks with prawn pumps collecting them. I have to admit that they are ugly buggers and I wasn’t too keen picking one up the first time I was given one, but it wasn’t that bad.Mud prawn
Mud prawns are abundant in estuaries around the low tide level where burrows are easily visible. They are filter feeders who feed from their U-shaped burrows. Mud prawns are very popular for bait fishermen are often seen on sandbanks with prawn pumps collecting them. I have to admit that they are ugly buggers and I wasn’t too keen picking one up the first time I was given one, but it wasn’t that bad.
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Firefly the Travel Guy 
Kind of looks like a crawdad. Can you eat them? You got brave and picked it up.
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Looks very similar to what we call Mudbugs. I've only eaten them once and there were surprising good.
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That's certainly an interesting looking character ya got there, mister. 🙂
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Looks like quite a clean version of the mud prawns I am used to seeing. I understand that at a certain time of the year a type of swimming prawn swims upriver from near the river mouth. Reasonably large and most edible.
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