Virtual Zoo: Roly-Poly, Woodlouse, Isopod
By Keith
In Bugs, Virtual Zoo
Virtual Zoo: Roly-Poly, Woodlouse, Isopod2020-06-242020-07-01https://www.havenmetrology.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/hldarksmall-cadrex.pngHaven Metrologyhttps://54f91d.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/industrial-x-ray-ct-of-isopod-pill-bug-1.jpg?time=1723677317200px200px
Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of other woodlouse families, members of this family can roll into a ball, an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals.
Lean more about these isopods on Wikipedia
Haven Metrology has used their Nikon X-Ray & CT Scanner to acquire high resolution, water tight internal and external scan data of this organic specimen.