船ふな虫むし

noun

wharf roach; Ligia exotica

A small isopod crustacean commonly found on rocky shores and wharves in Japan. Often seen scurrying around coastal areas.

• 海かい岸がんの岩いわ場ばで船ふな虫むしがたくさん動うごいている。

  Many wharf roaches are moving around on the rocky shore.

• 船ふな虫むしはフナムシ科かの甲こう殻かく類るいです。

  The wharf roach is a crustacean of the family Ligiidae.