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Is this a louse? What kind? - Porcellio scaber
Copyright © 2006 Steven Price

Is this a louse? What kind? - Porcellio scaber
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2006
Size: ~0.33 to 0.5 inches
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Contributed by Steven Price on 8 October, 2006 - 9:59am
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 10:12pm

Moved
Moved from Porcellionidae.
… john and jane balaban, 25 March, 2009 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

Porcellio scaber
ID by Ferenc Vilisics
… john and jane balaban, 25 March, 2009 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

Wood louse, aka pill bug, aka
Wood louse, aka pill bug, aka roly poly. Harmless detritivore.
… bulrush, 9 October, 2006 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a pill bug
I'm sure you're using the term loosely, bug it's actually not a Pill Bug, Family:Armadillidiidae. If it were a pill bug you wouldn't see the tails.
… Lynette Schimming, 9 October, 2006 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Wood Louse
It's a sow bug (tails showing)(Porcellionidae).
… Lynette Schimming, 8 October, 2006 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

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