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Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

Armadillidium vulgare may reach a length of 18 millimetres, and is capable of rolling into a ball when disturbed; this ability, along with its general appearance, gives it the name pill-bug.

Habitat:

under the stamp, very damp place

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Armadillidium vulgare

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