They are Carnivorous !!! Rollie Pollies that is... Spotted them on a fish carcass, on which I also found Carrion Beetles.

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They are Carnivorous !!!

Apr 7, 2016 18:15:13 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Rollie Pollies that is... Spotted them on a fish carcass, on which I also found Carrion Beetles.

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Apr 7, 2016 20:41:55 #

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

:thumbup: Cool!
With that background they look like fossil trilobites.

Apr 7, 2016 20:54:56 #

Erv Loc: Medina Ohio

Very cool shots Scott. I don't think I have ever seen these.

Apr 7, 2016 21:10:04 #

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

Might be some kind of (carrion) beetle larva, not woodlouse?
woodlice? woodlouses? I'm pretty lousy at IDing, but just a guess.

Apr 7, 2016 21:49:09 #

tinusbum Loc: east texas

i havent seen that kind before

Apr 8, 2016 00:34:35 #

Photog21 Loc: Lombard, Il.

:thumbup:

Apr 8, 2016 01:59:14 #

Macronaut Loc: Redondo Beach,Ca.

I guess Tom does not get "all" the weird stuff :wink: :thumbup:

Apr 8, 2016 04:21:29 #

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

:thumbup:

Apr 8, 2016 08:53:15 #

Bloke Loc: Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Muddyvalley wrote:

:thumbup: Cool!
With that background they look like fossil trilobites.

Exactly my first thought!

Apr 8, 2016 09:44:26 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Got an ID request out to Bug Guide as I doubt they are Roly Polys although they look kinda similar...

Apr 8, 2016 10:44:23 #

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

For me the roly poly's or sow bug as I call them are rounded at both ends sort of like the grey one in the first photo. I have never seen then with such an elongated shape. Great photos.

Dennis

Apr 8, 2016 11:43:19 #

Screamin Scott Loc: Marshfield Wi, Baltimore Md, now Dallas Ga

Sometimes I am dense, other times really dense. This is one of those latter times. These are Carrion Beetle Larvae. I posted some pictures of the adults awhile back & didn't even stop to think that these were related...

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-378306-1.html

Apr 8, 2016 11:46:13 #

Muddyvalley Loc: McMinnville, Oregon

Screamin Scott wrote:

I tried to nudge you that way earlier in the thread. :wink: :wink:

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