tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672518574419717377.post4820013124102028404..comments2023-08-19T04:48:41.408-07:00Comments on Newfoundland Bugs: This Carpenter is a Sow Bug!Troy Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10690155174855834317noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672518574419717377.post-79512122402983165412011-05-01T15:34:54.481-07:002011-05-01T15:34:54.481-07:00Hi Laura,
Thanks so much for visiting. Those two l...Hi Laura,<br />Thanks so much for visiting. Those two little things are called uropods, an extra appendage on the body. Sowbugs can't pinch you. They are very safe to handle. :)<br /><br />I'm moved to a new blog: www.newfoundlandnature.blogspot.com <br /><br />Please visit there for lots of new posts.<br />T.NL Naturehttp://www.newfoundlandnature.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672518574419717377.post-41521150638709997742011-05-01T07:56:07.736-07:002011-05-01T07:56:07.736-07:00P.S. I had no idea they were crustaceans, that'...P.S. I had no idea they were crustaceans, that's pretty cool! My sister said they looked like tiny horseshoe crabs, I'll have to tell her they're related haha!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2672518574419717377.post-64756520096018193102011-05-01T07:54:25.671-07:002011-05-01T07:54:25.671-07:00We have these in our basement apartment! I'm f...We have these in our basement apartment! I'm from Nova Scotia so I always called them sowbugs too, or potato bugs... I think I was confused about that one though, cause I googled potato bugs and they are not nearly as cute as these little guys. <br /><br />Those two little things on their bum, they can't pinch you? What are they for?Lauranoreply@blogger.com