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Wood louse or Rough Sowbug

Class Malacostraca, Order Isopoda

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Field Notes

Description:

Could be a Rough Sowbug. Found a cluster of them on the side of a half-buried wooden flowerpot. They scattered when they were disturbed. They were maybe half-centimeter to 1 centimeter in length. Light brown to gray in color.

Habitat:

Side of a half-buried wooden flowerpot.

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