Image of Tube dwelling amphipod
Description:
These are tube dwelling, nonnative amphipods introduced into harbors by shipping. Adult males, such as this one, leave the safety of their tube to cruise about in search of a receptive female.
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- 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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- Lovell and Libby Langstroth
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