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Unknown spotting

Description:

I found it in my garden. It rolls into a ball as soon as you touch it.

Habitat:

Live under humid wood.



1 species ID suggestions

Simon Stock
Simon Stock 9 months ago
Woodlice
Oniscidea Woodlouse

2 Comments

Simon Stock
Simon Stock 9 months ago

There are over 3,000 known species of woodlice so narrowing it down is difficult, but they form the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. If it rolls into a perfect sphere it will be of the genus 'Armadillidium'. Most woodlice cannot do this.

Simon Stock
Simon Stock 9 months ago

There are over 3,000 known species of woodlice so narrowing it down is difficult, but they form the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda. If it rolls into a perfect sphere it will be of the genus 'Armadillidium'. Most woodlice cannot do this.

Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

Lat: 43.61, Long: 3.88

Spotted on Jul 24, 2012
Submitted on Jul 24, 2012

Spotted for mission

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