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29-07-2010, 09:44 PM
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| | | Is this a woodlouse?
Spotted this woodlouse (?) crossing a pathway on a chalk meadow in North Kent.
New to me. What is it, please?  
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29-07-2010, 10:33 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a woodlouse?
Hi Ron
It is a Pill Woodlouse , Armadillidium sp.
Presumably it looks different because it is moulting.
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29-07-2010, 10:43 PM
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Evening Ron,
From the thumbnail I was about to suggest the Common Pygmy Woodlouse, but a quick view of the actual one shows a steeper-sided insect with the typical mottled lines down the back and top-sides.
Agree with Jason.
Take care,
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29-07-2010, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green  Evening Ron,
From the thumbnail I was about to suggest the Common Pygmy Woodlouse, but a quick view of the actual one shows a steeper-sided insect with the typical mottled lines down the back and top-sides.
Agree with Jason.
Take care,
( another) Jason | Evening Jason
It was the spade- shaped uropods I looked for first. |
30-07-2010, 09:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason Green Evening Ron,
From the thumbnail I was about to suggest the Common Pygmy Woodlouse, but a quick view of the actual one shows a steeper-sided insect with the typical mottled lines down the back and top-sides.
Agree with Jason.
Take care,
( another) Jason | Tut-tut. Crustacea, not Uniramia.
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30-07-2010, 11:47 AM
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| | | Re: Is this a woodlouse?
Thanks everyone for your help.
How does it moult?
Does it crawl forward out of its old shell/coat?
What is the white segment, the old or new shell?
Quoting Mr. Spock: 'Facinating'.
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30-07-2010, 03:39 PM
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Sorry! Apology to Mr. Spock: Correction; 'Fascinating'; not as typed |
30-07-2010, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by STYRBJORN Tut-tut. Crustacea, not Uniramia. | ... typo! | | |
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