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Blue Woodlice Detectives
Woodlice are crustaceans (like shrimps and lobsters) not insects
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0.1 to 1.1 inches (0.2 to 2.5 cm)
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They have a tough outer shell (called exoskeleton)
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7 pairs of legs
Woodlice can be infected by an iridovirus. At the height of infection, the virus forms crystal structures in the woodlice's cells, leading to a blue-purple colour
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