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

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What happened

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.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 20:20:01 UTC.

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