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European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus
Copyright © 2012 tom murray

European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 4, 2012
Found on the underside of a log.

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European Sowbug - Oniscus asellus European Sowbugs - Oniscus asellus
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 March, 2012 - 8:35pm

Same thing
I might have found the same thing in
Africa, Namibia , Erongo , Windhoek
Is this an international bug ?
… Jean vermeulen, 14 October, 2016 - 3:37pm login or register to post comments

 
maybe...
Sowbugs can be found all over the world, and it is very popular.
… williamscott, 29 May, 2017 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

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