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Gives identifying features and interesting behaviors of sow bugs. ... Three body parts: head, thorax, abdomen ... One prominent pair of antennae (one inconspicuous pair)
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insected.arizona.edu/isoinfo.htm
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Common Name: Sowbugs, pillbugs; Scientific Name: Varies; Order: Isopoda ... Isopoda (sowbugs and pillbugs) are terrestrial crustaceans, and are more closely related to lobsters, shrimp and crayfish. They even have gills. One saltwater isopod, Ligia exotica, occurs along the Texas seashore among jetty rocks and pilings.
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insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg377.html
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Woodlouse, wood lice, sowbugs, slaters - it doesn't matter what you call them we're all talking about the same bug. Lift a piece of rotting wood and 10,000 of them scurry off to the safety of another dark abode. ... My 5yo daughter is enamoured with them, befriending any that she can catch and always asking the question...
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www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2009/01/woodlice_sowbugs_or...
www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2009/01/woodlice_sowbugs_or_slaters_friend_or_foe.html
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sow bugs description and photos ... Sowbugs are land crustaceans which look very similar to pillbugs, at least at first glance. Sowbugs are small crustaceans with oval bodies when viewed from above. Their back consists of a number of overlapping, articulating plates.
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pestcontrolcanada.com/sow_bugs.htm
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Popular article about sowbugs (Isopoda, Oniscoidea), the species and their characteristics and habits in the Seattle, Washington area. ... Every gardener who has lifted up flowerpots or boards knows sowbugs (also called woodlice or, if you're from Lynnwood, potato bugs). They're those flat grey armadillo-like critters with...
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crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth17.html
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The Class Crustacea includes many aquatic organisms (such as lobsters, shrimp, crabs, and crayfish), but a few crustaceans are land-dwelling. Sowbug is a name often used for land-dwelling crustaceans in the order Isopoda. Also called "...
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CritterFiles/casefile/relatives/s...
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Sowbugs and pillbugs are crustaceans more closely related to shrimp and crayfish than to insects. Other names used for these very common animals include rolypolies and isopods.
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www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/sowbus.html
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Sowbugs and pillbugs, sometimes called ... Sowbugs and pillbugs, sometimes called "woodlice," live outdoors, but they may occasionally enter homes in damp areas such as basements, first floor levels and garages. These creatures are a nuisance by their presence;
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ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2072.html
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I'm seeing maybe 4 or 5 of these sowbugs a week in a specific spot in my basement. Is it likely that I have hundreds hiding somewhere under the subfloor? How quickly do these critters spread? Also I'm wondering if spiders would eat these things or otherwise be effective in keeping their numbers down?
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asktheexterminator.com/garden_pests/Sow_Bugs.shtml
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