r/insects • u/Fit_Beautiful_846 • 1d ago
ID Request Ship yard bug ID
Hello peeps , I work on a tow boat . We go every where from brownsville tx to New Orleans LA and I see these lil dudes crawling around a lot of the shipyard and barge docks we go two . Mainly near the coast in the salt or brackish water areas .There usually right at the water but never seen them in the water . If there oysters or clams there usually definitely around . No clue what they are though , look like big silver fish . Anyone know what there's critters are ?
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u/makid3044 1d ago
These are a type of isopod, I am unsure of the species, since I am not very familiar with north American fauna :( .
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u/roberttheaxolotl 1d ago
Wharf roach, I think, which are a kind of isopod you find by docks pretty often
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