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Wood Louse

Armadillidium vulgare

Photo by Christine Y.
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Near the waterfall at Kent Falls State Park

Notes:

Thanks to williefromwi for the ID!

Reference Links:

Armadillidium, Suborder Oniscidea - Woodlice - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

pill-bug, wood louse

armadillidium

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williefromwi
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Comments (4)
williefromwi
my best guess would be this is a Armadillidium vulgare
williefromwi
Exact subspecies I would not know, but this is a type of wood louse, or what many people commonly call a pill-bug.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States
Mission
New England Arthropods

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PublishedJune 10, 2013

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