Sorry but this was not found along the riverbank but crawling over my bedroom floor. If any of you entomology boffins could tell me what it is or might be I'd be really grateful. It looks similar to half a woodlouse with lots of legs underneath but it has that thing sticking out its rear end and is just under 1cm in lenght. I leave my bedroom window open alot so maybe its something that blew in. Thanks alot.

mark

It looks exactly like half a woodlouse to me!

Deformed/injured?

Yip had one in my sink last night.

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Under attack by killer shrimp, hiding in your bedroom?

No seriously, I think Steve is right.
Johan

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Johan Janssens

Thanks alot everyone for the ID, not a cockroach then thank god, deformed yes it is now, very deformed i'd say.


cheers

mark

Image enlarged as best I can, no cause for concern unless it fell off after a good scratch...

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Very funny Ephemerella, a man with a sense of humour I see, of course it didn't fall off me, Iv'e never heard any........oh wait a minute whats that funny red lump on my face...oh my god it is......its....its....its my nose

It's the rare and much sought after Cumbrian crab Mark, pay heed to it, they can be vicious in your neck of the woods.
S.

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have you often had CRABS Steven

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There is a slight difference. It's not the normal Crab Louse Phthirus pubis.

Maybe the Cumbrian variant Phthirus pubis sellafield?