Amphipod
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Crustacea
Order: Amphipoda
Amphipods, commonly known as scuds, are small crustaceans. Their size ranges from 1 to 140 mm. Freshwater amphipods can be found in both shallow water systems as well as at the bottom of lakes. Amphipods are primarily scavengers, meaning that they’ll feed on dead and decaying animals.
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Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
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The land where The Arboretum now grows has been home to plants and animals for thousands of years. It was home to Indigenous peoples long before settlers arrived. We recognize the traditional, ancestral, and treaty lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron, and Mississaugas of the Credit peoples, as well as the Dish with One Spoon covenant covering the Between the Lakes Treaty 3 lands on which the University of Guelph and The Arboretum now sit. We are honoured to work on and care for this land.