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crocoite
Joined: 02 Aug 2006 Posts: 297
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:48 am Post subject: After the rain... |
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I always get tons of these in my shed...
Don't know what they are called. Any suggestions please?
Image 9mm across.
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PeglegOS

Joined: 26 Aug 2006 Posts: 107 Location: Parma Heights, Ohio
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: |
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I'm no expert, but it looks like a flea.  _________________ Revelation III Compound
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crocoite
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 5:03 am Post subject: |
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PeglegOS wrote: | I'm no expert, but it looks like a flea.  |
Far too big for a flea...If it is, I don't want to get bitten by one  |
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beetleman

Joined: 04 Aug 2006 Posts: 3578 Location: Southern New Hampshire USA
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:14 am Post subject: |
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Hi Steve, welcome back I think I found the ID.....I thought they looked like sand fleas so I did a little digging and came up with this I guess they get around in the world. They are not insects.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/16097
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Gordon C. Snelling
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crocoite
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Doug and Gordon... |
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Ken Ramos

Joined: 27 Jul 2006 Posts: 7078 Location: lat=35.4005&lon=-81.9841
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: |
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Those are shrimp Sure would take a lot of them to make a meal.  |
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