Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium Vulgare)

A very common insect, but still looks like it recently escaped from the Jurassic park.
The shiny patches on its back are lighted up by the flash from the camera.

comments (4)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

You made the common not so common. Excellent shot, Joost! Promoted. Posted 11 years ago

Frankhuizen Photography

Lion

Hi Joost,
Indeed nice shot of this pill-bug! Posted 11 years ago

Pudding4brains

Lion

Fine image, but I'm not 100% certain that it would indeed by A. vulgare :-/
In Austria you would have to also consider A.versicolor, which can be hard to separate... Do you maybe have more frontal images of the head and a full view on the "tail" (telson)?
Posted 7 years ago
1. Joost Thissen
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the effort you put in the identification.
  I checked the photo's of that day, I dont have a better view of the front, but did make a photo of the back. I hope it help you for the ID. I uploaded it as A.vulgare for now.
  
  Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

The Common Pill Woodlouse

"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.

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Species identified by Joost Thissen