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A few days ago, I found a tiny guest in the bathroom: a woodlouse from the Porcellionides pruinosus species complex, also known as the \u201cEuropean woodlouse\u201d or \u201cblue powder woodlouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

These small creatures are terrestrial crustaceans, distant relatives of shrimp and crabs, but with the unique ability to live in dry, land environments. While Porcellionides pruinosus is a common species, it is not as easy to find or as abundant as Armadillidium vulgare in the area where I live. Unlike other woodlice that roll into a ball, these do not, and they usually have a grayish or bluish tone.<\/p>\n

Afterwards, I took it out to the balcony and gently placed it among the plant pots so it could continue its life in a more suitable, natural place.<\/p>\n

\u2022 European isopod \/ Blue powder isopod
\u2022 Cochinilla europea \/ Cochinilla polvo azul<\/p>\n

Scientific classification<\/b>
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclass: Multicrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Subclass: Eumalacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Oniscidea
Infraorder: Holoverticata
Zoosection: Crinocheta
Family: Porcellionidae
Genus: Porcellionides<\/p>\n

Species complex:
Porcellionides pruinosus (P. floria \/ P. pruinosus)<\/b><\/p>\n

Montevideo, Uruguay<\/p>\n

Photo Taken: June 07, 2025
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