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Amphipods can thrive in marine settings and on moist land. Other species are found in home gardens and beneath flowerpots. Some amphipods are herbivores, while others are carnivores. Sand-, mud-and moist-soil-dwelling amphipods feed on bacteria.Other species are scavengers that feed on dead plants and animals.ehavior, Diet & Habits. All amphipod species prefer moist habitats. Amphipods that live in water are primarily white, although some may also exhibit light brown, green, dark brown or black coloration. Most amphipods become red in color when they die.
Many of them are abundant, and some of them draw our attention because of their activities. In many ways, the animals I will discuss in this column, the amphipods, should fit into those animal groups discussed with the use of superlatives.here are three major, and one very minor, groups of amphipods, but representatives of only one of them are likely to be commonly found in our tanks. The common type of amphipod is called a Gammaridean amphipod, and belongs to a grouping named after one of the more common fresh-water amphipodan genera, Gammarus.