Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice a terrestrial crustacean group in the order isopoda unlike members of other woodlouse families members of this family can roll into a ball an ability they share with the outwardly similar but unrelated pill millipedes and other animals.
Bugs that roll up when touched.
Most kids have poked a pill bug to watch it roll up into a tight ball.
This name is due to the fact that the pill bug can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed.
When you turn over a rock old board mulch or leaf litter in your yard you may see a bunch of small slate gray buglike creatures that resemble miniature armadillos.
They feed on vegetation and rotting matter and can be seen scurrying toward cover under rocks or leaves.
Roly poly bug facts.
With winter rains bay area pill bugs are out in force.
These insects have a hard layered shell which looks something like armadillo skin and 14 legs.
Pill bugs live around the world.
If you have an infestation read below to find out how to get rid of pill bugs.
Pill bugs roll into a ball for defense or to avoid drying out.
Bug rolling in when touched.
When harassed they ball up to protect themselves.
This tell tale position is actually a symptom of an ailing bug s decreased coordination and failing.
The first woodlice were marine isopods which are presumed to have colonised land in the carboniferous.
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Dead or dying insects assume a familiar pose.
Their ability to curl up distinguishes the pill bug from another close relative the sowbug.
In fact many people call them roly polies for just this reason.
Pill bugs are sometimes referred to as rollie pollies.
Roly poly pillbugs aren t bugs and neither are a lot of other things for that matter duration.
They have many common names and although often referred to as terrestrial isopods some species live semiterrestrially or have.
Lying on their back legs sticking up in the air.
Pill bugs eat their own poop.
These flat 1 4 or smaller insects usually live under rocks or logs.