This discussion of "little critters" interests me, since I have been
trying to identify a strange little critter for some time. I find masses
of them, dead, a few times a year scattered all over the sidewalks here in
Irvine, Calfornia. They are about 1/16" - 1/8" long and look like giant
fleas, except that they are lobster red and this makes them look like
shrimp, or a similar crustacean..
Any ideas?
--steve
Steve Clancy, M.L.S., Science Library, University of California, Irvine
P.O. Box 19556, Irvine, CA 92623-9556 U.S.A.
714-824-7309 * http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~sclancy * sclancy@uci.edu
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On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Ken Cusson wrote:
> If this is what they truly are, how can you find them? Do you know of a
> source for them?
>
> Good Growing!
> KenC
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> > From: MRMACOPHYL@aol.com
> > To: Multiple recipients of list <cp@opus.hpl.hp.com>
> > Subject: Re: little critters
> > Date: Monday, October 21, 1996 5:53 AM
> >
> > I believe the small "critters" you are refering to are call "ostracods".
> they
> > are a small crustacean which is fully enclosed with a clam like shell.
> almost
> > like a little shrimp. if you were to put one under a microscope you
> should
> > be able to see the form of the thing.
> > Gordon C. Snelling
>