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Isopoda

life science Maturity 5-7

Some small bugs live in water.

Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus - Zalné20070205.jpg
Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus - Zalné20070205.jpg
They also live on land. Many have hard shells. Some can roll into a ball.
Porcellio scaber - male side 2 (aka).jpg
Porcellio scaber - male side 2 (aka).jpg
They help clean up dead leaves. They are very cool! Can you find one?

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File:Porcellio scaber - male side 2 (aka).jpg
Porcellio scaber - male side 2 (aka).jpg
File:Hypsimetopidae, Marrawah TAS 7330, Australia imported from iNaturalist photo 106796687.jpg
Hypsimetopidae, Marrawah TAS 7330,...
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Numbers of marine Isopoda (except...
File:Representative marine isopod forms.png
Representative marine isopod forms.png
File:Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus - Zalné20070205.jpg
Porcellio scaber and Oniscus asellus -...
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Spicara flexuosa + Anilocra.jpg
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