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Written, Designed and with Photographs by © Brian Ecott |
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Fauna |
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Centipedes, Millipedes and Woodlice
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Class Crustacea - WOODLICE |
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Common shiny woodlice Oniscus asellus under willow bark 25th February 2020. |
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The woodlice left are two of the common five species to be found under logs and damp places. Left in the picture alongside is the Common Shiny Woodlouse Oniscus asellus and right the Common Rough Woodlouse Porcellio scaber.
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| Woodlice under log on horse field 15th July 2013 | |||
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| Common shiny woodlice Oniscus asellus under bark. 5th December 2017. Photo © Brian Ecott. Hainault Lodge |
Common shiny woodlouse
Oniscus asellus
14th November 2017
Photo © Brian Ecott |
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Common striped woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum
14th November 2017
Photo © Brian Ecott |
Common striped woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum side view walking 14th November 2017 Photo © Brian Ecott |
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Common striped woodlouse
Philoscia muscorum
14th November 2017
Photo © Brian Ecott |
Common rough woodlouse Porcellio scaber. Two small yellow centipedes also present. 14th November 2017 Photo © Brian Ecott | ||
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Common Rough woodlouse Porcellio scaber. Variable in colour. (See top above left) 14th November 2017 Photo © Raymond Small |
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Class Chilopoda CENTIPEDES |
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| Left: Common Centipede Lithobius forficatus in wildlife garden under woodpile, 11th March 2009. Right: Yellow Centipede Haplophilus subterraneus in rotting timber wildlife garden. 16th October 2008. | |||
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Centipede Lithobius forficatus. 20th March 2017. Photo © Raymond Small |
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Class Diplopoda - MILLIPEDES |
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Spotted snake Millipede Blaniulus guttatus 14th November 2017 Photo © Brian Ecott |
White legged Millipede Tachypodoiulus niger 14th November 2017 Photo © Raymond Small |
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White-legged snake millipedes under willow bark. 25th February 2020 Photo © Brian Ecott |
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Flat backed millipede Polydesmus denticulata 16th November 2017 Photo © Brian Ecott |
Flat grey millipede Polydesmus angustus 24th April 2017. under log. Photo © Raymond Small. |
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Black Ground beetle and a Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata rolled up under a log. Photo © Brian Ecott 20th March 2017. |
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