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Garden hopper

Garden hoppers or landhoppers are small shrimp-like crustaceans (not insects). They belong to the Amphipod order - most amphipods are marine but some are terrestrial. The species shown here is a land species common in woodland and gardens. They live under litter on damp soil and can jump several centimetes when the soil is disturbed.

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