Crawdads don't exactly sing, but they make noises if you want to count that. According to this aquarium, “Crawdads (also known as Crayfish) make produce sounds through their scaphognathite, which is a thin appendage that draws water through the gill cavity.

Where do crawdads sing?

The setting of Where the Crawdads Sing is the marshlands of North Carolina in and around the city of Asheville. Kya is the marshgirl in question and she grows up in the middle of nowhere. The marshlands are remote and wild.

Is where the crawdad sings a true story?

Where the Crawdads Sing isn't a true story, but it is allegedly loosely inspired by a murder that took place in Zambia while Delia Owens lived there. Owens, now in her 70's, lives on a remote homestead in Northern Idaho. ... Also consider the murder trial, and how Kya is being persecuted because she lives in nature.