Simocephalus species
Simocephalus species
These bulgy water fleas came from my garden pond and are very common in most of Europe. They swim
different from daphnides: by disturbance of a bundle of thread algae they shoot out of that, swim
fast, not hopping, with their backs down to all directions and hang themselves on a water plant or an
other solid thing with a simple, but efficient hook on the antennae. The shell is transparent with
horizontal grooves, the constant moving of the phyllopods was easily visible on this leisurely hanging
big one.
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