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Spotting

Description:

Prehistoric looking cockroach like segmented. Couldn't count the legs.

Habitat:

Beach

Notes:

Hid by rocks

1 Species ID Suggestions

DanielJones2
DanielJones2 12 years ago
Sand cockroach juvenile
Arenivaga sp. (Polyphagidae)


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2 Comments

keithp2012
keithp2012 10 years ago

looks like some sand flea or shrimp

Walking Leaf
Walking Leaf 12 years ago

Not a sand cockroach, they have a round, brownish body, the head is located under the pronotum and they have very small eyes. Also the form of the antenna is different from that of cockroaches. I think this is a Crustacea.

lshamel
Spotted by
lshamel

California, USA

Spotted on Jun 11, 2011
Submitted on Jun 11, 2011

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