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Orchestia gammarellus Some Talitridae, possibly Orchestia gammarellus or Talitrus saltator or some such ... will try to get a proper ID.<br />
Update: Confirmed as Orchestia gammarellus by David Tempelman on waarneming.nl (Thanks David!) Amphipoda,Geotagged,Netherlands,Orchestia,Orchestia gammarellus,Schiermonnikoog,Talitridae,nl: Kwelderspringer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Orchestia gammarellus

Some Talitridae, possibly Orchestia gammarellus or Talitrus saltator or some such ... will try to get a proper ID.
Update: Confirmed as Orchestia gammarellus by David Tempelman on waarneming.nl (Thanks David!)

    comments (5)

  1. So adorable! Posted 4 years ago
    1. I can never quite get my head around the "helplessness" in the way these move around - sometimes they are able to sit upright and even walk a little, but mostly the just bounce around and land helplessly on their side or so ... but yes, helpless clumsiness is often "adorable" in a way ;o) Posted 4 years ago
  2. Love the shot! Obscure group...
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/malacostraca/amphipoda

    Hope you manage to find an ID.
    Posted 4 years ago
      1. Congrats! And immediate cover photo:
        https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/malacostraca
        Posted 4 years ago

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''Orchestia gammarellus'' is a species of amphipod in the family Talitridae.

Similar species: Amphipods
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Dec 14, 2020. Captured in Reeweg 27, 9166 PW Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands.