Fatboy
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Crusties? What are they?
What are those big bugs on the shore of the SOC? They look kind of like c-ckroaches...They seem to be mainly on the cobblestone beaches by the
hundreds...They are about 1 1/2" long and they scurry all over the rocks
Anybody know what they are called?
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Barry A.
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"They" are the reason that I never sleep -----
----on the ground near the water-------it is cots, or in the camper, for me. I have no idea what they are, and I am not sure I want to know.
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surfer jim
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Not sure of the name but they taste good......
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
----on the ground near the water-------it is cots, or in the camper, for me. I have no idea what they are, and I am not sure I want to know.
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Albert G
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Al G
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| Quote: | Originally posted by surfer jim
Not sure of the name but they taste good...... |
Albert G
Remember, if you haven\'t got a smile on your face and laughter in your heart, then you are just a sour old fart!....
The most precious thing we have is life, yet it has absolutely no trade-in value.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fatboy
What are those big bugs on the shore of the SOC? They look kind of like c-ckroaches...They seem to be mainly on the cobblestone beaches by the
hundreds...They are about 1 1/2" long and they scurry all over the rocks
Anybody know what they are called? |
Do you mean these?
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Natalie Ann
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Well, yuk!
Thank you for sharing, Cardon. 
Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.
.....Oscar Wilde
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jerry
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GREAT EATING FOR FEAR FACTOR
jerry and judi
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Bob and Susan
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Susan just saw some of those and asked the same thing...
Description:
Isopod
Suborder Oniscoidea
Body usually large and robust
Mostly terrestrial
1 antenna
2 Flagellum of antenna larger with more than 10 articles when mature.
Up to 1 inch
Eyes separated by one full eye diameter
Uropods are nearly half as long as the body
with basal segments several times as long
Where this can be found:
Sonoma County, CA to Central America.
Habitat:
Rock crevices
Under algae during high tides
Seen mostly in the evening, especially at low tide.
Hides most of the day in crevices or under stones just above the high tide line.
At night and at low tides he forages
He is a scavenger, plus feeds on microscopic algae.
This species is nearly terrestrial but must keep his gills moist It dips it's abdomen into the water to keep moist
It will drown if forced to stay underwater.
This species is very tolerant to water loss.
They are paler at night than during the day
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David K
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Cucaracha del Mar 
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Fatboy
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Cardon,
Yeap those are them...Thanks! I had no idea on where/how to search for them.
Freaky little creatures...
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