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Common Pill Woodlouse

armadillidium vulgare

The Common Pill Woodlouse is a tiny creature that can roll into a ball when scared! It loves to hide under rocks and leaves in damp places.

Lebensraum: They live in moist environments like gardens, forests, and under rocks.

Aussehen

The Common Pill Woodlouse is a small, oval-shaped crustacean, usually dark grey to brown, sometimes mottled. It has a distinctly segmented body and seven pairs of legs. Its smooth, rounded back allows it to roll into a perfect ball.

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Common Pill Woodlouse
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Common Pill Woodlouse

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

A mother woodlouse carries her eggs in a pouch under her belly.

Their blood is actually blue, thanks to a special copper protein!

They drink water through tiny tubes on their bottoms!

They shed their old skin in two pieces, like a top and bottom half!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Armor Ball

Common Pill Woodlouse can roll into a tight, impenetrable ball because of its segmented exoskeleton that helps them hide from danger.

Fähigkeit

Recycle Master

Common Pill Woodlouse can munch on dead leaves and decaying plants because of its specialized mouthparts that helps them recycle nutrients into the soil.

Fähigkeit

Gills on Land

Common Pill Woodlouse has gill-like structures on its underside that help them breathe by absorbing oxygen from moist air.

Maße und Details

Länge
1.5 cm
Gewicht
0.2 g
Lebenserwartung
3 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

They are nature's tiny recyclers, feasting on dead plants and decaying organic matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • Decaying leaves
  • Rotten wood
  • Fungi
  • Dead plant matter

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Woodlouse Hunter Spider

Dysdera crocata

This spider has fangs adapted to pierce woodlouse armor.

eats

Common Red Centipede

Lithobius forficatus

Centipedes are speedy hunters that prey on many invertebrates.

eats

Common Blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds often forage for woodlice in leaf litter and under logs.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

roly-polywood louse

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Common Pill Woodlouse?

1.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Common Pill Woodlouse?

0.2 g

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Common Pill Woodlouse?

3 Jahre

Was frisst Common Pill Woodlouse?

They are nature's tiny recyclers, feasting on dead plants and decaying organic matter.

Wo findet man Common Pill Woodlouse normalerweise?

They live in moist environments like gardens, forests, and under rocks.

Wie jagt Common Pill Woodlouse?

Foraging

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