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Not something you might get to see very often, if at all...

Monica

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I know what it is, but I don't know what species... it's got me stumped! (some kind of shrimp larvae/zoe - species unknown)

They are difficult to see with the naked eye (not impossible, but they're tiny!) so this is using a clip on macro lens on a Samsung S6 phone... this larvae/zoe is head down, tail up. You can just barely make out the big ol' eyes, the tiny feet and little antennae.

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To understand exactly *how* small they are, a finger pointing out *TWO* of them on the glass.

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Adults can grow up to or slightly over 1" in length and are not very colorful as far as shrimp go, but still rather unique in appearance. (whatever they are...)

I also have no clue what parameters the offspring are supposed to be in...
 

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I originally thought it was a fork! But yes... very tiny! :)
 

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