Adults are  across and similarly tall, and are coloured blue to blue-grey. Mictyris platycheles gets its food by picking up balls of sands and putting it in its mouth, which filters out the food particles (detritus).
Adults are comparable in size to and share similar heights, and have hues ranging from blue to blue-grey. Mictyris platycheles acquires its sustenance by collecting clumps of sand and placing them within its mouth, which separates the edible particles (detritus).