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Amphilochus neapolitanus

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Original - Amphilochus neapolitanus is a species of amphipod crustacean up to 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long. It is found at depths of up to 80 metres (260 ft), usually on rocks among algae, where it feeds by grazing, throughout the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea, and in parts of the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the North Sea to North Africa.

Reason

High quality, ultra-magnified studio shot of a minute animal, identified by an expert. I can see no possible better way of illustrating this subject. Caption copied from the article.

Articles in which this image appears

Amphilochus neapolitanus, Amphilochus (genus), Gammaridea

FP category for this image

Crustaceans

Creator

Hans Hillewaert

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 22:11, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support Fascinating. P. S. Burton (talk) 01:44, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Lacking in quality and resolution. Compared to this, I would expect a much better shot given that this was taken in a controlled environment. --Muhammad(talk) 03:43, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Valuable, but also low quality. Noodle snacks (talk) 05:29, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
• Support First, @Muhammed's link - WOW. Secondly, I'm still impressed with the quality of this image, it's not the best but it's still pretty damn amazing. --I'ḏ♥One 07:24, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose per Muhammad -- bydand•talk 09:02, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
• Withdrawn, misjudged this one, I reckon. J Milburn (talk) 15:33, 2 August 2010 (UTC)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 02:39, 3 August 2010 (UTC)