The Living Forest (261) : Shiny Woodlouse
The Shiny Woodlouse is not an insect as is often incorrectly thought, but a crustacean closely related to crabs, lobsters and shrimps.
However it’s not edible as it has an unpleasant taste similar to…….strong urine !
It occurs in moist places in many habitats and is frequently found under bark, under stones, on rotting wood and amongst leaf litter in gardens and forests.
The species feeds on dead organic matter, which it detect by means of taste and smell.
Dutch name : Kelderpissebed (ook Glanspissebed genoemd)
German name : Mauerassel
Latin name : Oniscus asellus
premic 4. Januar 2014, 11:39
Magnifique prise.Hung Ho 24. September 2013, 18:30
such a great macro!troedeljahn 22. September 2013, 13:32
Fantastisches Makro.VG Wolfgang
Lawson McCulloch 19. September 2013, 20:13
A very fine shot of an insect that is not much liked Mark.best wishes,
Lawson
Nordeifeler 19. September 2013, 17:33
Eine feine Nahaufnahme von der Assel,wo die Schärfe stimmt..Grüße Kai..
Vera Shulga 18. September 2013, 22:37
Perfect macro image,very nice presentation.Greetings, Vera
Deryck 18. September 2013, 22:06
Great macro shot of this louse Mark. I also enjoy reading the text. Informative as alwaysDeryck
Josef Kainz 18. September 2013, 20:24
Ein klasse BildJosef
Vitória Castelo Santos 18. September 2013, 20:08
Wonderful picture like always.....!Regards Vitoria
Adele D. Oliver 18. September 2013, 20:03
so well camouflaged but you managed to captured him well with you fine sharp macro shot ... his coat looking like a miniature tank and so ancient ... I have an ongoing "fight" with the critters, but rely on the help of spiders !!greetings, Adele
Wolfgang Bazer 18. September 2013, 19:50
Sehr interessante Infos und vor allem eine ganz ausgezeichnete Aufnahme!LG Wolfgang
Bernhard Kuhlmann 18. September 2013, 17:56
Man sieht sie häufig in großen Scharen, so groß habe ich sie aber noch nie gesehen ! lachGruß Bernd
Heinz Janovsky 18. September 2013, 16:52
Wie aus einer anderen Welt.Gruß Heinz
Dani Lehner 18. September 2013, 15:44
Amazing macro shot with nice focus, sharpness and composition!!Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards
Dani
Alfred Schultz 18. September 2013, 14:33
A little monster with 14 legs.Excellent macro picture again.
Greetings - A.