Sowbugs (Order Isopoda)

Key features:
- segmented, flat body
- many legs
- size range:  1/4" - 1/2"

Sowbugs are gray and segmented, with an "armored" appearance. They look very similar to terrestrial sowbugs, also known as pill bugs. They have a sort of rectangular shape and many small legs. Sowbugs are most easily found along the stream's edge.

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