Is this a louse? What kind? - Porcellio scaber - BugGuide.Net

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Is this a louse? What kind? - Porcellio scaber

Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 7, 2006
Size: ~0.33 to 0.5 inches

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

Porcellio scaber

ID by Ferenc Vilisics

… john and jane balaban, 25 March, 2009 - 10:10pm

Wood louse, aka pill bug, aka

Wood louse, aka pill bug, aka roly poly. Harmless detritivore.

… bulrush, 9 October, 2006 - 2:46pm

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

Wood Louse

It's a sow bug (tails showing)(Porcellionidae).

… Lynette Schimming, 8 October, 2006 - 10:44am

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