Southern Pill Woodlouse

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Armadillidium depressum

Southern Pill Woodlouse, a reference photo
Photo: Anders Sandberg from Oxford, UK · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Armadillidium depressum, the southern pill woodlouse is a large, relatively common British species of woodlouse characterized by its "splayed" appearance.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Southern Pill Woodlouse 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.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Armadillidiidae
Species
Armadillidium depressum

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