Porcellionides cingendus - Orange

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Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Am I the only one who has a soft spot for woodlice? Just look at this little beauty in all its fine detail. And just this morning, I helped a friend out with an ID on Facebook who saw one in her garden and was convinced she'd seen wings.....imagine her increased confusion when I told her they were in the same subphylum as prawns. I mean, I can totally see it - she was not convinced! Posted 5 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  > Am I the only one who has a soft spot for woodlice?
  Are you kidding? I know I don't have most species here (yet), but I think even the current 100Oniscidea qualifies as "soft spot": Or alternatively:
  
  Public domain Crustacea images by Arp (CC0)
  
  Would love to see some more from Down Under (*hinthint*) ;o)
  Cheers, Arp
  Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
2. 1. Ruth Spigelman
    
    Lion
    
    :O wow, that is remarkable.....ha ha, obviously I'm not alone! Point taken, I shall keep my eye out for our little crustacean friends. Posted 5 years ago
3. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I think if you'd ask a 100 people, 99 would not know that they are not insects. And that may be generous. Which is no accusation to anyone, I also didn't know for a long time, and the term "insect" in common language refers to anything looking like a bug, spiders included. Posted 5 years ago
4. 1. Pudding4brains
    
    Lion
    
    > ... the term "insect" in common language refers to anything looking like a bug, spiders included.
    Yup - this is even what the original scientific taxon "Insecta" included when first erected by Linnaeus(!) Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      ...and a year or so ago I read about a zoologist proposing to bring back that idea. Posted 5 years ago