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DiBickers wrote:

3 Apr 2025

@MichaelMulvaney this looks like a Terrestrial Amphipod to me aka Lawn Shrimp. Family Arcitalitridae, possibly in Genus Arcitalitrus. Are you able to Suggest and/or Verify it to that taxon (as I don’t have access to those categories). Thanks so much😊

Amphipod (order Amphipoda, family Talitridae)

MattBeitzel wrote:

16 Jun 2024

Id agree. The only other option would be a juvenile clam shrimp Conchostraca, but the shape and size looks like an ostracod

Podocopida (Order)

AndyRoo wrote:

8 Jun 2023

Thanks Trevor.

Armadillidium vulgare

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

24 Sep 2022

Possibly a member of the Chaetophiloscia genus.

Philosciidae (family)

NedJohnston wrote:

10 Aug 2022

It was a while ago so I can't be sure but I seem to remember them being something like 2-3 cm. I'd expected them to be much smaller and I was certainly suprised to see them in such an urban wetland!

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