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Water louse - Asellus
Copyright © 2008 Sonya L Volkhardt

Water louse - Asellus
Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
December 28, 2008
Found in a pond in Churchville Nature Center - there were *lots* of these guys in there, and they seemed to be peacefully cohabiting with several small species of snails a couple different sorts of tadpole.
Contributed by Sonya L Volkhardt on 28 December, 2008 - 5:44pm

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