In Japanese, he is '虫' mushi = bug, with だんご dango, which is a small rice ball/cake (often eaten on a stick). Because basically, if you disturb him, he curls up to into a little ball. Such a cute name!
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| Dangomushi |
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| Dango! |
In British English he's called a 'woodlouse' (plural 'woodlice'). Louse = a kind of bug, and he likes to live in old wood such as tree stumps or logs stored for the fire. He looks kinda prehistoric, but he's harmless and only about 1cm long. :)
Bug photos courtesy Greenlegs7 and Matt Cole Photography
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