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Woodlice have a basic morphology of a segmented, dorso-ventrally flattened body with seven pairs of jointed legs, and specialised appendages for respiration. Like other peracarids , female woodlice carry fertilised eggs in their marsupium , through which they provide developing embryos with water, oxygen and nutrients.
The following is a list of selected animals in order of increasing number of legs, from 0 legs to 653 pairs of legs, the maximum recorded in the animal kingdom. [1] Each entry provides the relevant taxa up to the rank of phylum. Each entry also provides the common name of the animal.
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii is a species of woodlouse which is closely associated with ants' nests, particularly those of Lasius flavus, Lasius niger and species of Myrmica, where it feeds on ant droppings or mildew. [1] It is white, 4 millimetres (0.16 in) long, [1] and has a distinctive oval shape and short antennae.
How many legs does a woodlouse have? Currently Terrestrial locomotion#Number of legs claims they have 14. But crustacean seems to imply they are decapods with 10 legs. This woodlouse article should state the true number. --68.0.124.33 14:41, 1 July 2008 (UTC) 14 is correct.
Isopoda is an order of crustaceans.Members of this group are called isopods and include both aquatic species and terrestrial species such as woodlice.All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration.
The first 3–5 centimetres (1.2–2.0 in) are dug by a single woodlouse, which then stops to guard the new burrow. Eventually, it will allow one other woodlouse of the opposite sex to enter, and they then engage in a ritual which often lasts for hours, before copulating. [8] The female bears 50–100 live young, typically in May.
Carpenter ants amputate the legs of their nestmates to save their lives, study says. Ashley Strickland, CNN. July 3, 2024 at 6:53 PM. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter.
Porcellio scaber (otherwise known as the common rough woodlouse or simply rough woodlouse), is a species of woodlouse native to Europe but with a cosmopolitan distribution. They are often found in large numbers in most regions, with many species (shrews, centipedes, toads, spiders and even some birds) preying on them.