Project Watershed Central New York
Dedicated to facilitating water resource education in Central New York
Scud
Exist in a Wide Range of Conditons
They swim rapidly on their sides and are nicknamed “side swimmers”
Usually found where there are plants in the water
Seven pairs of tiny segmented legs
Two pairs of antennae
Color is white to clear
Resembles a freshwater shrimp
Hard, platelike shell except over the head and upper body