Porcellio scaber
Common slater at Conder, ACT
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| Porcellio scaber | KimPullen | 3 Oct 2016 | |
| Porcellio scaber | KimPullen | 3 Oct 2016 | |
| Armadillidium vulgare | MichaelBedingfield | 1 Oct 2016 |
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Conder, ACT.
1 comment
3 Oct 2016
Compared to Armadillidium vulgare, Porcellio scaber has a flatter body, a rough surface sculpture on the dorsal surface, and cannot roll itself into a tight ball.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.101415-35.464714
- Altitude 625.0m
- Maps MichaelBedingfied's Home Garden
- Places Conder, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 11 Sep 2016 12:24 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Porcellio scaber Other Crustaceans Crustaceans (Crustacea) Other Arthropods
Species information
- Porcellio scaber Scientific name
- Common slater Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 994.7m Recorded at altitude
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