Off Beat: Stumptown scud doesn’t live here, but its cousin does
‘Cool little critters’ represent more widespread species than the one native to Portland
By Tom Vogt, Columbian
Science, Military & History Reporter
Published: April 23, 2017, 4:00pm
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It may not be a Stumptown scud, but it’s ours.
Last week, some tiny river dwellers made a big splash — in the media, at least — when the Oregon Zoo issued a news release. It was an update on the Ramellogammarus similimanus, nicknamed (for obvious reasons) the Stumptown scud.
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