Tags: Crustacean.
Talitrus saltator a species of sand hopper is a common amphipod crustacean of sandy coasts around Europe. The animal’s typical hopping movement gives the animal its common name and is produced by a flexion of the abdomen. In order to do this it must stand on its legs (amphipods usually rest on their sides) and suddenly extend its abdomen out from under its body. It can thus leap several inches into the air although without any control over its direction.
