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Daddy woodlouse (Armadillidium Vulgare) Pill Woodlouse giving a youngster a ride on his back.<br />
When kept in captivity, these woodlouses can often live up to three years. Armadillidium vulgare,Austria,Geotagged Click/tap to enlarge

Daddy woodlouse (Armadillidium Vulgare)

Pill Woodlouse giving a youngster a ride on his back.
When kept in captivity, these woodlouses can often live up to three years.

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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 Jul 14, 2012. Captured Jul 3, 2012 11:33 in Höhenstraße 48a, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
  • SLT-A55V
  • f/5.6
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm