"Snuggling" Amphipods - Hyalella azteca(?)

*Tentative ID

Habitat: Found in the weeds near the edge of a pond

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Patomarazul

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These are also so cool! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  thanks! I catch them all the time, and have observed that they will grab onto anything close by. I'm assuming for camouflage. In this case, it happened to grab another amphipod! Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Hahahaaaa! ..mmm..maybe there was something else in their tiny minds (?) :-) Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      I imagine so, hehe. ;P Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

AWWWW! These are so precious! Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Cuties <3 Posted 4 years ago

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By Christine Young

Uploaded Jan 19, 2021. Captured in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.

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