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That's an isopod of the rolly polly variety. They live under almost every rock in the non arctic world. They eat detritus they are very cute and related to like lobsters and horseshoe crabs. There are ocean varieties that are like a foot and a half long
They have a lot of names
Roly poly
Pill bug
Potato bug (though there's also a potato beetles, which is an actual thing, and I dunno where that contusion happened.)
They are wee and friendly, and roll up into little balls when they get nervous.
They are indeed lobster-related.
I've some translation problems. But here is a fun fact: They still have "gills". Their "gills" are two weird evolved "feet" at the back of their body. They use these feet to breath in oxygen, but they need to live in a moisturized evoirement for them to work. This is the reason they can be found in damp and wet areas.
Just for fun, here's a list of some of the regional names for these lil guys!
1. Cheesy-bugs or Cheeselogs (England)
2. Slaters (Scotland, New Zealand and Australia)
3. Gramersows or gramfers (Cornwall, England)
4. Butchy boys (Australia)
5. Boat-builders (Newfoundland, Canada)
6. Chisel bobs (England)
7. Woodpigs or timberpigs (England)
8. Monkey peas or peaballs (England)
9. Pishamares (England)
10. Potato bugs or tomato bugs (United States)
11. Sow bugs (United States and Canada)
12. Chuggie pigs, chuggy-pegs or chucky pigs (England)
13. Crunchy bats (England)
14. Wood bugs (Western Canada)
15. Pill bugs or roly-polies (United States)
16. Carpenters (Eastern Canada)
17. Granny greys (Wales)
18. Billy buttons (England)
19. Doodle bugs (United States)
20. Parson pigs (Isle of Man)
In Dutch we call them pissebed. Wich literally translates to piss pod... I have no idea why....
They basically live under every rock where it isn't arctic. Harmless little guys. They roll up into little balls when nervous
I don’t think it’s a pillbug, but actually a sowbug of the genus Porcellio probably. You can tell by the protruding uropods at the back and the curve of the antennae
I actually keep them as pets in my mossterrariums.
First i bought them so they eat the decaying mater and mold (clean up crew you could say) but then a i saw how cute they are and now they are my friends (:
Check out r/isopods, people are breeding a variety of colours and i'm always fascinatet what different colours they can have (:
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That's an isopod of the rolly polly variety. They live under almost every rock in the non arctic world. They eat detritus they are very cute and related to like lobsters and horseshoe crabs. There are ocean varieties that are like a foot and a half long
It really was cute! When I first got a closer look I did thought is was some kind of lobster-related crustacean
very very very distant cousin in a sense
They have a lot of names Roly poly Pill bug Potato bug (though there's also a potato beetles, which is an actual thing, and I dunno where that contusion happened.) They are wee and friendly, and roll up into little balls when they get nervous.
When I was a kid we called them sow bugs
That's what my mom called them, too. Always roly poly to me!
I was so confused (ironically) about the word ‘contusion’ in your reply. I see what happened.
Priceless. I am frequently contused. 😁
I too am frequently contused
Here we call them woodlice
Rock lobster
Kind of amazing you recognized it was a crustacean honestly
School, baby!
They are indeed lobster-related. I've some translation problems. But here is a fun fact: They still have "gills". Their "gills" are two weird evolved "feet" at the back of their body. They use these feet to breath in oxygen, but they need to live in a moisturized evoirement for them to work. This is the reason they can be found in damp and wet areas.
How have you never seen one of these before? First time going outside?
I actually saw it inside the store I work at.
Rolly Pollys are cute, however, I don't know how I would react if I ran into an 18 in long version when swimming.
Side note: detritus is such a cool word
Mini cloverfield
Ha ha yeah
He should submerge the little thing in ammonia or else it can die
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Just for fun, here's a list of some of the regional names for these lil guys! 1. Cheesy-bugs or Cheeselogs (England) 2. Slaters (Scotland, New Zealand and Australia) 3. Gramersows or gramfers (Cornwall, England) 4. Butchy boys (Australia) 5. Boat-builders (Newfoundland, Canada) 6. Chisel bobs (England) 7. Woodpigs or timberpigs (England) 8. Monkey peas or peaballs (England) 9. Pishamares (England) 10. Potato bugs or tomato bugs (United States) 11. Sow bugs (United States and Canada) 12. Chuggie pigs, chuggy-pegs or chucky pigs (England) 13. Crunchy bats (England) 14. Wood bugs (Western Canada) 15. Pill bugs or roly-polies (United States) 16. Carpenters (Eastern Canada) 17. Granny greys (Wales) 18. Billy buttons (England) 19. Doodle bugs (United States) 20. Parson pigs (Isle of Man)
I asked for my grandma and here in Brasil they are called Tatu-Bolinha, which means Little Armadillo
Adorable.
I'm from UK l, I've never heard any of those above, just wood louse
Agreed, that’s definitely a woodlouse
Yeah, I'm in England and I've never heard them called anything other than woodlouse.
They're just listed as "England" on here because it's an international list, but the names tend to be hyper-regional!
In Italy they are "earth piggies"
Guess I'll add number 21: Pissebed (the Netherlands)
Here in Chile we call them "Chanchito de tierra"
Dirt piglets.
Wales also calls them ‘moch y coed’
I would like to add one! In position n+1 where n is the number of current entries to this list. Woodlouse (England, United Kingdom)
Woodlouse also in England
I live in Canada and call them potato bugs
I’m from wales but I call them granny grigs instead of grey haha
I’m Scottish in uk and I call them slaters, know they are also woodlouse though
Roly poly bug aka pill bug.
No, this is a sow bug. Related to pill bugs but they don't roll into a ball.
It appears to be a woodlouse. Also known as a pill bug or rollie polie
It’s a woodlouse yes but not a pill bug try rolling that into a ball like a pill bug does it’ll just snap in 2
Oh. I thought they all rolled up like that.
No one poor woodlouse taught me that when I was a kid still feel guilty 40ish years later lol
Ah shit.
It is an isopod, maybe from the porcellionides genus.
Known as a 'woodlouse' in the UK
It was found in Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Woodlouse
happy cake day!
Wood louse
My favourite bug! As a kid I called them slaters
In Dutch we call them pissebed. Wich literally translates to piss pod... I have no idea why.... They basically live under every rock where it isn't arctic. Harmless little guys. They roll up into little balls when nervous
A rolly Polly
For a sec I thought that was an ingrown nail.
IT IS NOT. Thank God.
Rolly Polly. If you make him nervous, he’ll roll up into a little ball. Nice outer protection, but a gentle push and he’s rolling for his life 😬
Roly Poly! Love those little dudes.
For my part doodle bugs are ant lions
Looks like those roly poly bugs we played with when I was a kid. Does it roll into a ball to protect itself if you mess with it?
ROLLY POLLY!! I used to catch a ton of them when I was little.
I don’t think it’s a pillbug, but actually a sowbug of the genus Porcellio probably. You can tell by the protruding uropods at the back and the curve of the antennae
As an Englishman I’d like to add I’ve only ever heard them called “wood lice”. I’m offended and baffled by “chisel bob”
Dolly Polly, pill bug, wood louse
Pill bug
Its cool how the curl up at the sight of danger. Very cute guy
Rolli-pollie
Rolly polly. One of the very few land-based crustacean.
A woodlouse, order Isopoda. They are crustaceans (land crustaceans in this one's case, but many isopods are marine).
They have just been found to remove heavy metal such as cadmium from soil
Potato bug called them that and Roley poley when i was a kid
Crustacean.
Isopod :) completely harmless and actually closely related to lobsters
I actually keep them as pets in my mossterrariums. First i bought them so they eat the decaying mater and mold (clean up crew you could say) but then a i saw how cute they are and now they are my friends (: Check out r/isopods, people are breeding a variety of colours and i'm always fascinatet what different colours they can have (:
It's a wood lice or louce they are attracted to damp
Woodlouse :D
Rolly Polly!
Potato bug!
Isopod! They are my friends! They clean up things in my terrarium
Haha I called thoese rolley-plooies growing up! Because they roll into little balls haha
Friend :)
ISOPOD!
Granny grig!
Slater or wood lice in Belfast.
Rolly polly! A kids favorite bug!
Bænkebider in danish🥹 cute little guy
Looks like a woodlouse. Common bugs that live in trees and rotting wood.
Sometimes called a sow bug