{"id":57867,"date":"2025-11-18T03:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/57867\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T03:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T03:32:13","slug":"major-storm-brings-out-unusual-visitors-to-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/57867\/","title":{"rendered":"Major storm brings out unusual visitors to Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) \u2014 A very wet storm appears to have brought some visitors to the shores of Bakersfield. Wait, that isn\u2019t right.<\/p>\n

\"Crawdad<\/p>\n

Crawdad crustacean seen at SW Bakersfield business. \/ Courtesy: Trovato Wealth Management<\/p>\n

A major storm system moved through Kern County and Southern California over the weekend forcing some closed roads and flooding to some parts of the area. But in the storm\u2019s aftermath on Monday, the storm appeared to have brought something else.<\/p>\n

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Viewers contacted 17 News saying they spotted lobsters around Bakersfield. A 17 News photojournalist went to go see, and sure enough \u2014 sea life in Bakersfield, but they weren\u2019t lobsters. One viewer shared photos of a crawdad \u2014 or crawfish \u2014 that was seen on Commerce Drive off Truxtun Avenue.<\/p>\n

Crustaceans like these live in freshwater and are known to move like this after storms looking for oxygen or food. They burrow underground and hide in dry weather.<\/p>\n

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