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woodlouse Exact Id to be determinded Armadillidium vulgare,Austria,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Photo uploaded to aid the Id of this picture:
    Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium Vulgare) A very common insect, but still looks like it recently escaped from the Jurassic park.<br />
The shiny patches on its back are lighted up by the flash from the camera. Armadillidium vulgare,Austria,Geotagged,Pill Woodlouse,close-up
    Posted 8 years ago
    1. hi Joost, it's been a while :) Posted 8 years ago
      1. Yeah :)
        Pudding4brains is doing good deeds with checking/correcting the ID on my photos so I try to help him where I can.
        Posted 8 years ago
        1. Thanks for that. I'm finding this out myself, the older my photos, the more errors in identification :) Posted 8 years ago

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"Armadillidium vulgare", the pill-bug, potato bug, pill woodlouse, roly-poly, doodle bug, or carpenter, is a widespread European species of woodlouse. It is the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species.

Similar species: Brood Pouch Crustaceans
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Nov 22, 2016. Captured Jul 3, 2012 11:32 in Höhenstraße 48a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm