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Common Pill Woodlouse
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Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Armadillidium vulgare, the (common) pill-bug, potato bug, (common) 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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