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11-02-2007, 09:23 PM
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| | | A Sea Slater
Hi, i found this today on the beach at Jaywick Essex today, its the first one i have seen and looking at my bug books i reckon its a Sea Slater, but i have just discovered i cant post pictures can anyone tell me why. |
12-02-2007, 07:22 AM
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| | | Re: A Sea Slater
Sea Slaters are great- big, marine woodlice! |
12-02-2007, 07:31 AM
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Hi and welcome.
This is a sea-slater. I found this one last year. Great aren't they?
Very large with very long anntenae. 
Jules
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12-02-2007, 08:00 AM
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Splendid antennae. Does it turn into anything else, or is that it? |
12-02-2007, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by smartie  Splendid antennae. Does it turn into anything else, or is that it? | No, that's it.Full grown adult. From the wood-louse family. Just likes living by the sea. 
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12-02-2007, 04:35 PM
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| | | Re: A Sea Slater
I found this one on Benbecula last year. I presume it is the same species, the darker colouring being due to environment (black rocks)?
It was over 20mm long. that’s my index finger it is thinking about biting  
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12-02-2007, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AndyC I found this one on Benbecula last year. I presume it is the same species, the darker colouring being due to environment (black rocks)?
It was over 20mm long. that’s my index finger it is thinking about biting
Andy | Great picture! On the end of its legs is that a substance or just its colour? 
SS |
13-02-2007, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip skimmer Great picture! On the end of its legs is that a substance or just its colour?
SS | Socks... |
14-02-2007, 05:16 PM
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I have something like this in my pond. |
14-02-2007, 05:35 PM
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| | | Re: A Sea Slater
The feshwater species belong to the genus Asellus. Known as water woodlouse or hoglouse.
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