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European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus
Copyright © 2007 Peter Cristofono

European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus
Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
August 19, 2007
Size: ~ 1 cm
Found underneath a stone.
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 20 August, 2007 - 3:44pm

That guy is a pillbug / wood louse / armadillidium
as far as I can tell:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/41484
… Ashley Bradford, 20 August, 2007 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you
Thanks, Ashley. It does look like a wood louse. After more research, I think that it is a European Sowbug -- Oniscus asellus.
… Peter Cristofono, 20 August, 2007 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

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