Monday, March 8, 2010

Porcellio scaber

Woodlouse(english)
Bichos bolitas(spanish)
Woodlouse are animals that are related to the crustacean.Woodlice live in humid places because the need of moisture to breathe through their gills.By looking for information i found that there are several different kinds very common.So far here in the garden i found four,Porcelllio scaber,from the picture,Oniscus asellus,which looks very simular.Also i found the thru pill bug,Armadillidium vurgare and a pill millipede Glomeris marginata which are ones that roll into a bol.Woodlouse are detrivores,feeding mostly on death plant material.Woodlice are also a food source for different insect eaters there is even a spider specialiced in it: the Woodlice spider.From Galicia 

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