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Arcitalitrus sylvaticus
Approximately 8mm long.
Five pairs of legs. Slightly translucent. Some are pink or grey or a mix. When they die they usually turn bright pink (like a cooked crustacean)
On a concrete wall at the local school.
Congrats to StirredMocha for getting 90% to ID !!
Common in south-eastern Australia.
Has been introduced to UK, California
order: AMPHIPODA
suborder: SENTICAUDATA
infraorder: TALITRIDA
superfamily: TALITROIDEA
family: TALITRIDAE
:-) thanks for looking at it SM... when I first found out what this was I was amazed to discover they are endemic to this part of the world - we have always seen them in the thousands since kids.
Spotted on Aug 2, 2014
Submitted on Aug 2, 2014
