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Arcitalitrus sylvaticus
Taller than they are wide; seven pairs of legs; about 8mm long; hop chaotically when disturbed in moist leaf mulch.
Moist leaf mulch and loose soils. This one walked up a stone bird bath on a hot day, had a quick drink, then walked straight back down to the leaf mulch.
"... a terrestrial Amphipod that is native to Australia. They are not usually noticed until they enter homes in large numbers and promptly die." - WhatsThatBug
Common in south-eastern Australia... http://spatial.ala.org.au/?q=lsid:%22urn...
Has been introduced to UK, California
order: AMPHIPODA
suborder: SENTICAUDATA
infraorder: TALITRIDA
superfamily: TALITROIDEA
family: TALITRIDAE
Spotted on Feb 25, 2014
Submitted on Feb 26, 2014
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There are very few crustaceans that made it to dry land, a couple of isopods (they are the slater bugs or pill bugs) and a couple of amphipods like this one.