Common woodlouse, Oniscus asellus
Common woodlouse, Oniscus asellus (submitted by NaturePlus user PeterJenkins)
This woodlouse is the most widespread species in the British Isles, and one of the largest.
Like many woodlice, the common woodlouse is a great decomposer of organic matter, and usually found in rotting wood.
It is typically grey and characterised by pale edges to the body plates and a long telson (the last body segment).
