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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 324 No. 324 |

Common Striped Woodlouse
Common Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum) – species of family “Philosciid Woodlice“

Philoscia muscorum, the common striped woodlouse or fast woodlouse, is a common European woodlouse. It is widespread in Europe, the British Isles and is found from southern Scandinavia to the Ukraine and Greece. It has also spread to Washington and many states in New England, also the mid-Atlantic states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as Nova Scotia.

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Franz and his journey into the world of humans“ Franz, the friendly seed beetle, wakes up as a human one morning and uses his new abilities to improve the world of arthropods.

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Franz and his journey into the world of humans

„Common Striped Woodlouse“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily