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beagleton
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:00 PM
okay so i broke out the flashlight last night to see what i could see and what i saw were tiny little cockroach looking things all over the live rock. was wondering if these are sea lice or just amphipods. if anyone knows i'll give em a cookie.
alexwolf
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:05 PM
amphipods!!! wheres my cookie?
Tim Marvin
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:06 PM
Pods.. What kind of cookie?
::pete::
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:08 PM
Amphipod

http://www.eeob.iastate.edu/faculty/DrewesC/htdocs/amphipod-1.JPG

Copepod

http://www.bbsr.edu/biodiversity/creaturefeature/cf_copepod/copepod.jpeg

Mysid Shrimp

http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/SFBay2K/Mysid%2061932%20lat%20c%20Montage.jpg
Tim Marvin
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:18 PM
Nice illustrations Pete!!!!
::pete::
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:23 PM
I borrowed them from the net ... but thanks.
Tim Marvin
Wed, 5th Jan 2005, 11:25 PM
Yes, I thought they came from the net, but it was a good find! Probably a light microscope.
mathias
Thu, 6th Jan 2005, 02:22 AM
I say he gets the cookie because he went and got pics... but if they M&M cookies they mine becaue Im the biggest...
beagleton
Thu, 6th Jan 2005, 01:53 PM
yes, the cookie will go to pete for his pics. Sorry alex, but upon further review they look like copepods not amphi's so no cookie for you. i'm sure pete will give you half for trying though.