I'm fairly sure this is the woodlouse *Porcellio spinicornis* - a European species which has been introduced to North America. The species is associated with calcareous conditions, and is often found where lime mortar has been used in walls or buildings. Oddly enough, it seems to be more than an *accidental *visitor - at least in Norfolk (UK) it is regularly found in Museums in the county. Sadly, they usually end up as desiccated bodies, so it's difficult to know why they come indoors, but they've been doing it for forty years in Norwich. Other species of woodlouse in the surrounding gardens stay outside. Tony
Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Tue, 7 Mar 2023 at 20:39, Voron, Joel <jvo...@cwf.org> wrote: > Looks like a sowbug or pill bug to me (terrestrial crustacean). JTV > > Joel Voron Colonial Williamsburg Foundation > Conservation Dept. > Integrated Pest Management Specialist > Office 757-220-7080 > Cell 757-634-1175 > E-Mail jvo...@cwf.org > > ________________________________________ > From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of > Cassidy Percoco <c.perc...@fenimoreart.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2023 3:33 PM > To: 'Adrian Doyle' via MuseumPests > Subject: [PestList] Accidental Visitor? > > [CAUTION: This message originated from outside the Foundation. Do not > click links, open attachments or take action unless you know the contents > are safe] > Hello, all! One of our curators just found this bug in an exhibition > space. I do not recognize it – can anyone shed some light on it? I’m > assuming (with fingers crossed) that it’s just an accidental visitor as > it’s not one of the obvious problem beasts. > > Thank you, > > Cassidy Percoco (she/her) > Collections Manager > Fenimore Art Museum & The Farmers’ Museum > PO Box 800 | 5798 SH 80 > Cooperstown, NY 13326 > (607) 547-1494 > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto: > pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/PH0PR16MB504976024EF2FD800D8CC39AF2B79%40PH0PR16MB5049.namprd16.prod.outlook.com > < > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fpestlist%2FPH0PR16MB504976024EF2FD800D8CC39AF2B79%2540PH0PR16MB5049.namprd16.prod.outlook.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=05%7C01%7Cjvoron%40cwf.org%7C9240874ddfc749073b4208db1f4b3950%7Ce5987f962bd0460084448a217767e8ba%7C0%7C0%7C638138180219806216%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2B80Zuct2PJm3izn7hAYZ5Cancg6X0EZ9vz5XSZ9gZ%2Fo%3D&reserved=0 > >. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MuseumPests" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR20MB31203410CADB0781DA338821DCB79%40MN2PR20MB3120.namprd20.prod.outlook.com > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CAFWqZKM5ujGQfCcYBFs11SjpPJXdQBw_Zb-sLuRBeHe2PQzEKg%40mail.gmail.com.
