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Woodlice, Pillbugs

Isopoda

Photo by Benno Ibold
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Field Notes

Description:

Isopoda ("isopods") is an order of peracarid crustaceans, including familiar animals such as woodlice and pill bugs. The name Isopoda derives from the Greek roots ἴσος (iso-, meaning "same") and ποδός (podos, meaning "foot").[1] The fossil record of isopods dates back to the Carboniferous period (in the Pennsylvanian epoch), at least 300 million years ago.

Habitat:

Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

actually 2 species here, Porcellio scaber and Armadillium - check http://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=grid&taxon_id=84718&view=species
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PublishedAugust 29, 2013

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