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title: "Found this on my favorite plant- is it a dead mealy?"
description: "Found this on my favorite plant- is it a dead mealy?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/OlSeW7UYSUWAjHlcxGdIQw/_i-3pi02R06JvUPoQP9glA"
community: "Show your plants"
author: "Plant mom"
published: "2024-10-05T22:44:14.154175Z"
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# Found this on my favorite plant- is it a dead mealy?

_Posted by Plant mom on 2024-10-05_

Found this on my favorite plant- is it a dead mealy?

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![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zpwC07mViO_E0cLH-kqwPiaXJ8jHRKzYNkCbMQ4kZFM/332nLvZ0Rf6cVN88q_6dQw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-10-05

How big? It almost looks like a roly poly

### Magneticgarden\_ commented on 2024-10-05

Looks like a dead Armadillidium vulgare (roly-poly, pill bug) 😊

### Plant mom commented on 2024-10-05

It’s kind of big so you might be right and a major relief!

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