Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 332 No. 332 |
Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of European woodlouse. It is not to be confused with Armadillidium spp., which are able to curl into a ball to defend themselves.
Ancestry Graph
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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Death in the garden“
Otto, the earwig, experiences an environment that is becoming increasingly dangerous due to the use of neonicotinoids and confronts the deadly consequences of these insecticides for himself and other insects.
