Armadillidium nasatum
This pill-woodlouse (to 12 mm) is similar to Armadillidium vulgare. However the narrow protruding ‘snout’ is distinctive, as is the dark grey body marked with pale longitudinal dashes that give a semi-translucent appearance. It forms an imperfect ball, with its antennae protruding, when disturbed.
Armadillidium vulgare
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Often recorded from old quarries, garden centres and brownfield sites.
All year round.
Widespread, though sometimes local, mainly recorded in the southern half of Britain.
Local but fairly well recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Woodlice, Crustaceans
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Isopoda
- Family:
- Armadillidiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
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