Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Megalorchestia minor being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Megalorchestia columbiana
- Megalorchestia benedicti
- Megalorchestia pugettensis
- Talitrus saltator
- Orchestoidea tuberculata
- Deshayesorchestia deshayesii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Family
- Talitridae
- Genus
- Megalorchestia
- Species
- Megalorchestia minor
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