| This large
Woodlouse rolls into a slightly open ball when
threatened. This characteristic is a useful technique to
help towards determining the species, but should not be
used alone in confirming identification. Generally a
Woodlouse of south-west parts of the UK, Armadillidium
depressum was a surprise find on the stone wall of
Carr Bank Park in Mansfield in 2013 (Pendleton, T.A. and Pendleton, D.T.), when found tucked into a small eroded piece of
stonework and measured 18mm in length. It has been recorded from the
same location since, with recent records from a railway bridge at
Marnham (Shaw, D.) and along a cemetery wall on Perry Road,
New Basford. The more colourful juveniles are illustrated in the lower
two photographs. |
