A species of crab created in the 90s invades a cemetery in Belgium

The

Cemetery

in

has been invaded by hundreds of marbled crayfish.

This invasion could cause a great danger to biodiversity, according to the Flemish Institute for Nature and Forest Research.

The most worrying thing is that this species does not exist in nature, but was created artificially by pet traders in the 1990s in

according to

newspaper

This type of crab measures about 10 centimeters and is similar to the one that can be found in the waters of

with the great difference that it is capable of reproducing alone, without the need for pairs.

That is, all the offspring are female and genetically identical, they clone themselves.

This characteristic makes it possible for the population of these crabs to grow very rapidly, and it seems that this is what has happened in puddles and streams near the Antwerp cemetery.

It is suspected, as is often the case in these cases, that someone who had an aquarium released the crabs he had in a stream and from there they have reproduced uncontrollably.

In addition, by being able to move inside and outside the water, its expansion through a territory becomes very easy.

In fact,

details that copies have already been found in other places, such as in the vicinity of

Controlling it seems an almost impossible task

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