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ID Me Please - Armadillidium nasatum
Copyright © 2006 John Young

ID Me Please - Armadillidium nasatum
Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
August 13, 2006
Size: 7-8 mm
The common name for these in Kentucky is "rolly-polly," which is pronounced as: rōl'-ē - pōl'-ē. I would love to get the latin name for it so I can properly log this one in on my journal of species I saw on my back porch.
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Contributed by John Young on 14 August, 2006 - 1:43pm
Last updated 16 February, 2008 - 7:52pm

Moved
Moved from Woodlice.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 16 February, 2008 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Armadillidium nasatum?
Possibly an Armadillidium nasatum, but the head is not very sharp to be sure.
… Aydin Örstan, 12 November, 2007 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Armadillidium nasatum, if it was a bit more focused and lighter, it would look very much like Photo#43648; the middle lobe is visible.
… Ted Kropiewnicki, 16 February, 2008 - 7:40pm login or register to post comments

Search for "wood louse".
Search for "wood louse". It is also in a group called "isopods".
… bulrush, 14 August, 2006 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

its hard to say
but it is most likely Family Armadillidiidae
… Brian H. Reily, 14 August, 2006 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Pill Bug
I'm shure that is a Pill Bug that you have there. I'm not sure what the scientific name is for him though. When we were younger we always called tham "Rolly Pollys"!
… Hannah, 17 August, 2006 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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