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Sowbug or Pillbug? - Porcellio scaber
Copyright © 2007 Ilona L.

Sowbug or Pillbug? - Porcellio scaber
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
March 22, 2007
One of the early bugs out for a stroll on this fine day...
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 23 March, 2007 - 12:10am
Last updated 3 April, 2007 - 9:08am

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… Ilona L., 3 April, 2007 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

Sowbug
Harder to see from a top view but it looks like this isopod is fairly flattened. Pillbugs are more rounded.

Looks to me like Porcelio scaber. It has the uniform dark gray color, bumpy exoskeleton, head with three projections, and hard to see but looks like 2 second antenna segments.
… Joel Gardner, 2 April, 2007 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

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