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Lawn Shrimp

Posted by December 21st, 2005 at 1:00 am

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Sow Bugs, Pill Bugs, Isopods, Lawn Shrimp and Amphipods

Little shrimp-like bugs
Sometimes I find a bunch of these little guys dead on the floor of our downstairs bathroom during ant season, the little corpses sometimes attract ants. What is it?
Geoff Waters
Glendale, CA

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Hi Geoff,
This is a Lawn Shrimp or House Hopper, Talitroides sylvaticus, a terrestrial crustacean. They become most evident just after rain when they are found dead inside homes. They are not a problem, just a nuisance.

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