Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill-bug, common pill woodlouse, roly-poly, potato bug, slater, doodle bug, or carpenter is a widespread European species of woodlouse and the most extensively investigated terrestrial isopod species. It is native to Mediterranean Europe, but has been an introduced species and naturalized in almost all suitable ecosystems. Many of their behaviors are driven by the prevention of desiccation, or drying out, which is why they are commonly found in high humidity, moderate temperature areas. Within ecosystems, they feed primarily on plant litter, which is essential for nitrogen cycling, and serve as prey for spiders, centipedes, and other small organisms.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Armadillidiidae
- Genus
- Armadillidium
- Species
- Armadillidium vulgare
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