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tropi_gal 
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 Topic: small shrimp hitchhiker
Posted: May 31 2010 at 12:09pm |
I found a very small shrimp that is red and white striped. He was hiding in an empty snall shell. I thought at first it was a vergy large pod....then noticed it was definately a shrimp.
Any ideas on what it is? I can't seem to find that cool link to hitchhikers.
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Sitaga
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Posted: May 31 2010 at 1:12pm |
Sounds like a pictol shrimp to me.
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Posted: May 31 2010 at 2:10pm |
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Jeff
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Posted: May 31 2010 at 8:23pm |
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could it maybe be a camel back? What direction are the stripes? Any other characteristics that might help? Sounds like it could be a pistol but more details and if you could somehow get a pic that would help.
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tropi_gal
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Posted: June 01 2010 at 7:51am |
I couldnt get the camera to focus that small. It was an amphipod from one of those links! I had never seen one that large! he was half an inch when extended.
While I was waiting to ID... my four year old dumped him out!
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Posted: June 05 2010 at 4:43pm |
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I love 4 year olds! they are fun!!
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Jeff
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Mark Peterson
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Posted: June 07 2010 at 1:00pm |
Here is a real shrimp larvae hitchhiker that I found and photographed. I don't know what it came in on but I found it in a Stylophora (cats paw sps). The dots were brighter red but had faded by the time I got set up to take the shot. 
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