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Scuds (north American Aquatic Invertabrate)Scuds (north American Aquatic Invertabrate)ScudsAlthough ecologically important and common, the term “scud” is better known as a series of Soviet ballistic missiles perhaps just as significant in a different way. Scuds, or side-swimmers are freshwater invertebrates belonging to the order Amphipoda, with approximately 150 species found in North America (Voshell 248)..