hietakirppu
Talitrus saltator
#nm_0587📍 Finland
- Language
- Finnish
- Transliteration
- hietakirppu
- IPA
- /ˈhietɑkirppu/
Compound: hieta + kirppu hieta: sand, kirppu: flea ↳ hieta a native Finnish word for fine sand (a variant of hiekka) ↳ kirppu a native Finnic word for flea
Sandhopper, a small amphipod about 2 cm long that burrows in beach sand above the tideline and leaps vigorously when disturbed. Common on north-east Atlantic and Mediterranean shores.