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Is this even a bug? - Triops longicaudatus
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Is this even a bug? - Triops longicaudatus

Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
July 29, 2021
Size: 1 inch
We found these guys swimming around in a shallow puddle formed by the recent rain (a puddle with small rocks and mud). We grabbed a few because we had never seen them before. I don’t even know if these are actually bugs; they might be crabs or something. But when I tried looking them up, I came up empty-handed, so I was hoping you guys would know what they are.

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Is this even a bug? - Triops longicaudatus Is this even a bug? - Triops longicaudatus Is this even a bug? - Triops longicaudatus
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Contributed by starwolf27 on 29 July, 2021 - 10:54pm
Last updated 27 January, 2023 - 1:32am

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Moved
Moved from Triops.
… Hisserdude, 27 January, 2023 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… metrioptera, 30 July, 2021 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

These are some type of Triops
These are some type of Triops.
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