They're about 7/16th of an inch long, and strongly resemble the terrestrial
"tumble-bugs", except that they have identifiable mouth parts and can either
curl-up or extend their bodies and swim and are basically colorless. They
also remind of what Ray Wolfe calls "scuds", but I'm not sure.
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: <DasArm_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2000 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- The Great Bluehead Hunt
> In a message dated 1/17/00 11:24:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net writes:
>
> << Don't forget the dwarf crawfish and other swimming isopod-type critters
>>
>
> B.G. and/or Martin,
>
> What sort of swimming isopods were they? How big do they get ?
>
> Richard
>
>
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