Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast

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Sep 20, 2026, 4:20 pm51 ptsTrending
Stand on the damp sand on a California beach and chances are you're standing on top of an active earthworks site. Sand hoppers (Megalorchestia spp.), the tiny, shrimp-like creatures commonly found eating away at kelp on the shore, have been found to move massive amounts of sand, excavating up to 50 kg (110…

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