Timeline for What are these shrimp-like insects in my cat's water bowl that appear overnight
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| May 23, 2020 at 2:52 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| May 16, 2018 at 12:19 | comment | added | David | I live in south west Florida and found them in my dogs water bowl this morning! I’ve had saltwater aquariums for years and I am very familiar with these. They are definitely amphipods. I am in shock though as I can’t imagine where they came from. We are not close to the beach and I haven’t had my aquarium set up since I lost it in hurricane Irma in September. So weird. They must be around in the back yard around my banana trees or something. | |
| Jul 12, 2017 at 2:03 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBiology/status/884956323661533184 | ||
| Jul 11, 2017 at 23:45 | history | edited | Mesentery |
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| Jul 11, 2017 at 20:49 | vote | accept | Haydentech | ||
| Jul 10, 2017 at 21:18 | answer | added | Bryan Krause♦ | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 10, 2017 at 21:11 | comment | added | Haydentech | After more research, my leading theory is that these are springtails. Springtails are water-loving. They come in linear and globular forms, and these seem to match pictures I've seen of the linear form. The globular form look more like a spider. If anyone can confirm this identification, that would be great! | |
| Jul 10, 2017 at 20:54 | history | edited | Haydentech | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 10, 2017 at 20:53 | comment | added | Haydentech | No, much larger than fleas. I would guess them to be 5 to 8 mm in length. I'll add that to the question. | |
| Jul 10, 2017 at 20:23 | comment | added | Martin Hügi | They are not fleas are they? | |
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| Jul 10, 2017 at 18:23 | history | asked | Haydentech | CC BY-SA 3.0 |