Hoppers or Amphipods
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Order: Amphipoda
Size range
- Small, 0.5–1.5mm laterally compressed
Distribution
- Found throughout New Zealand
- In damp places, leaf litter, under seaweed on beach
Life History
- Nocturnal scavengers, feed on decaying plant and animal material.
- Sometimes come in houses, but do not survive dry conditions