What's this little creature found in my pond?
April 18, 2013 8:35 PM Subscribe
I saw this little critter swimming around in my outdoor goldfish pond. It's maybe a little over 1/8" in diameter, seems to paddle around carelessly with feet/paddles on its underside. It's kind of flat, roundish and transparent, except for some spidery markings/innards. Seems to have a hint of a tail, and a couple eye-like spots. A search for baby crawfish turns up nothing quite like this. Mysterious how he got in the pond in the first place.
I thought the little guy in your photo was awwww so cuuuuuute too but I googled fish louse after seeing Kaleidoscope's answer and OH MY GOD NO NO NO
posted by threeants at 9:45 PM on April 18, 2013 [20 favorites]
posted by threeants at 9:45 PM on April 18, 2013 [20 favorites]
Almost wish I hadn't checked the answers. I was looking at the pictures, thinking, "Awww, I hope he put it back in the water".
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:19 AM on April 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by bonobothegreat at 7:19 AM on April 19, 2013 [4 favorites]
Now that I've seen google, I don't like it any more :-(
posted by glasseyes at 4:43 PM on April 19, 2013
posted by glasseyes at 4:43 PM on April 19, 2013
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posted by Kaleidoscope at 9:26 PM on April 18, 2013 [1 favorite]