Powder Blue Isopod

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Porcellionides pruinosus

Powder Blue Isopod, a reference photo
Photo: xpda · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Porcellionides pruinosus is a cosmopolitan and detrivorous woodlouse that is native to Europe, and is suspected to consist of very closely related species. Ten subspecies are recognised.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Powder Blue Isopod being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Porcellionidae
Species
Porcellionides pruinosus

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