Bug seen at microscope

[OneinMadreef]

Hi

I'm new in the hobby and checking the sand in the microscope to see if I have dinos, I saw this small bug of about 4 millimeters. Checking the web it looks like an Eunice but this has two small tongs like a crab. Eunice doesn't have tongs at least in the pictures I see when they grow. Could someone help me in identifying this bug?

thank you in advnace..

thank you guys

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

That's a Tanaid - Tanaids are generally scavengers eating detritus/algae, but a few eat worms and copepods.

For another specimen of what appears to be the same species, the second pic in the link below:

Tanaid

Image: Moorea Biocode You know when you turn over a stone and find half an ant's nest in all its bustle, a small community of millipedes...

www.realmonstrosities.com

 

[OneinMadreef]

That's a Tanaid - Tanaids are generally scavengers eating detritus/algae, but a few eat worms and copepods.

For another specimen of what appears to be the same species, the second pic in the link below:

Tanaid

Image: Moorea Biocode You know when you turn over a stone and find half an ant's nest in all its bustle, a small community of millipedes...

www.realmonstrosities.com

Thank you very much for the information, it reassures me to know that it is safe. And thank you also for the link, it helps me to learn.