Sea Flea

Hi,

I guess I don't really expect an ID on this beyond its an amphipod of some kind ... but around here you never know!!

... its more a wow to the critters you see (or don't !?!). This hitchhiker would have been a great subject but I have to confess I didn't see it until I was topside

cheers

Lndr

Your first expectation was right! It's an amphipod & there's not enough visible even for family. I know I'll only get sneered at if I send it to a pod person & ask for an id. <_<

I know, its a terrible photo I was so happy to see the Okenia ... I didn't see anything else

Not bad at all for an extreme macro & especially for one that was focused on something else! Even if the pod was in focus it probably couldn't have been id'ed. After all, this is a group where the mouthparts have to be dissected & examined with a microscope, and 2 species may be separated on the basis of having 5 or 6 leghairs!