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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.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah,BraveLittleChicken We hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: We invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!
ColtMooney
Pill bug or common name Rollie pollie

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Minnesota Wildlife (Animals)
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PublishedApril 6, 2014

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