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Freshwater amphipod ID help? (Centre county PA)

| I was told this sub also can help with IDing freshwater critters. I found these amphipods in a creek in Centre county Pennsylvania, on a piece of rotting wood. They are quite gray in color, and up to about 1cm max body length. They have a very vigorous "flicking" response when taken out of water. My best guess so far is genus Crangonyx, but I am not an expert and could easily be way off the mark. Edit: Now leaning away from Crangonyx and towards Gammarus, maybe G lacustris? [link] [comments] |
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