How big does the Tube Builder get?

The Tube Builder grows to about 1.6 cm.

Tube Builder

Microdeutopus gryllotalpa

Group: Other
Max size: 1.6 cm

The tube builder amphipod spins itself a silken home among shallow weed and rubble close to shore. It grows to only about two centimetres and feeds largely on other amphipods of its own kind.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Amphipoda › Aoridae › Microdeutopus

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 102048.

FAQ

How big does the Tube Builder get?: The Tube Builder grows to about 1.6 cm.