A brood pouch beneath a small bodySourced
Woodlice carry developing young underneath
Female woodlice hold eggs in a pouch on the underside of the body. Newly hatched young also spend an initial period there. This small ground-dwelling animal has a form of brood carrying far removed from the larger animals usually associated with pouches.
A pouch need not belong to a large animal.
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