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Armadillidium vulgare - Marsupium about to burst Female Armadillidium vulgare with very mature brood in the marsupium - the individual mancas (juveniles) can be clearly recognized.<br /> Same mom with a few of the mancas some two days later:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80470/armadillidium_vulgare_with_mancas.html" title="Armadillidium vulgare with mancas"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/80470_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=k354iT3NDoRPzrcs8QHmy4gzK74%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Armadillidium vulgare with mancas Mom with three mancas still lingering nearby.<br /> Same mom, with mancas still in marsupium, about two days earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80443/armadillidium_vulgare_-_marsupium_about_to_burst.html<br /> Shots of single manca<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80446/manca_armadillidium_vulgare.html Armadillidiidae,Armadillidium,Armadillidium vulgare,Geotagged,Isopoda,La Palma (Canary Islands),Manca,Oniscidea,Spain,Woodlouse" /></a></figure> Armadillidiidae,Armadillidium,Armadillidium vulgare,Geotagged,Isopoda,La Palma (Canary Islands),Manca,Marsupium,Oniscidea,Spain,Woodlouse Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Armadillidium vulgare - Marsupium about to burst

Female Armadillidium vulgare with very mature brood in the marsupium - the individual mancas (juveniles) can be clearly recognized.
Same mom with a few of the mancas some two days later:

Armadillidium vulgare with mancas Mom with three mancas still lingering nearby.<br /> Same mom, with mancas still in marsupium, about two days earlier:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80443/armadillidium_vulgare_-_marsupium_about_to_burst.html<br /> Shots of single manca<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80446/manca_armadillidium_vulgare.html Armadillidiidae,Armadillidium,Armadillidium vulgare,Geotagged,Isopoda,La Palma (Canary Islands),Manca,Oniscidea,Spain,Woodlouse

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Eggcelent! Posted 4 years ago
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      Pudding4brains
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      More like "larvely" :o)
      Here is what is inside:
      Manca (Armadillidium vulgare) In Woodlice the juveniles that have just left the marsupium are called "Manca", probably derived from "something still missing".<br /> A complete Woodlouse has 7 pairs of legs - one pair on each segment of the pereon, but in a manca the 7th segment is not yet fully developed (as seen in this image) and does not yet carry legs. It will need two moults to develop the 7th segment with fully functional legs. Armadillidiidae,Armadillidium,Armadillidium vulgare,Crustacea,Geotagged,Isopoda,La Palma (Canary Islands),Manca,Oniscidea,Pill Bug,Spain,Woodlouse,Woodlouse ID help
       Posted 4 years ago, modified 4 years ago
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        Well, whoops :) Posted 4 years ago

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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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Similar species: Brood Pouch Crustaceans
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Uploaded Jun 13, 2019. Captured in La Palmita, 38727, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
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