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Armadillidium vulgare

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Keeping a pet pill bug requires a very moist habitat with limited light and abundant decaying botanical matter. They can often live up to three years. Among non-hobbyist adults, they are often seen as unwanted (but essentially harmless) home
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through its behaviour, preferring bright sunshine when temperatures are low, but remaining in shadow when temperatures are high; temperatures below −2 Â°C (28 Â°F) or above 36 Â°C (97 Â°F) are lethal to it.
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in areas throughout the world. Different lineages are bred, usually in regards to color, in order to provide stock to hobbyists. One supposed variation, "Punta Cana," is often referred to as
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they have become naturalized in almost all suitable ecosystems. They are kept as pets by hobbyists for their wide range of possible color variations.
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of up to 10,000 individuals per square metre (900 individuals per square foot). It is now one of the most abundant invertebrate species in
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is able to withstand drier conditions than many other woodlouse species, and is restricted to
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habitats. It has also been introduced, to a lesser extent, to sites across the world.
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The Tarantula Keeper's Guide: Comprehensive Information on Care, Housing, and Feeding
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during the winter in order to survive temperatures that would otherwise be lethal.
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soils or coastal areas. It feeds chiefly on decaying plant matter, but also grazes
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Roberto Refinetti (1984). "Behavioral temperature regulation in the pill bug,
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has an unusual combination of both circular and linear mitochondrial DNA.
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is less susceptible to cold during the night, and may enter a state of
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is common in the south and east, but rarer in the north and west.
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Jan Frouza; Richard Lobinske; JirĂ­ KalcĂ­k; Arshad Ali (2008).
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Because of their unusual yet non-threatening appearance, some
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species. It is native to Mediterranean Europe, but as an
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provide an accessible overview

Missolonghi

Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Malacostraca
Isopoda
Oniscidea
Armadillidiidae
Armadillidium
Binomial name
Latreille
Synonyms
European
species
woodlouse
isopod
introduced species
pill millipedes
Glomeris marginata
Armadillidium nasatum
Armadillidium depressum
calcareous

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