Sea Roach on a rock.
Sea roaches are sometimes mistaken for shrimp because of a similarity in appearance.
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Ligia
Sea roaches are sometimes mistaken for shrimp because of a similarity in appearance.
An adult sea roach is one inch long with a flat, segmented, gray shell.
Ligia exotica insect eating dirty seaweeds. A group of sea roaches on a beach can eat tons of plant matter and dead aquatic animals.
The sea roach is a crustacean that lives along the coast. These crustaceans live under rocks on a shore or beach.
Close up Ligia exotica or sea roach eggs on rock beach.
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