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I love roly pollies and you should too Armadillidiidae 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. It is this ability which gives woodlice in this family their common names of pill bugs, roly polies , or doodle bugs. The best known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill bug. Ecology and behaviour Woodlice in the family Armadillidiidae are able to form their bodies into a ball shape, in a process known as conglobation. This behaviour is shared with pill millipedes (which are often confused with pill bugs), armadillos and cuckoo wasps. It may be triggered by stimuli such as vibrations or pressure, and is a key defence against predation; it may also reduce respiratory water losses. Relationships with people Pill-bugs can be considered pests of homes and gardens. They are, however, cherished among children, who enjoy keeping them as pets. Keeping a pet pill bug requires a very moist habitat with limited light. They can live for about two to three years. Owners of pet tarantulas sometimes keep pill bugs as cage cleaners in the same habitat. The pill bugs eat faeces, mold, and leftovers (sounds a lot like goons). They are sometimes caught and fed to pets such as lizards, but this is not recommended since those animals might become poisoned. Here's a picture I caught of two of them loving (please don't ban me gnarleyhotep)  Here's a video I took of them doing roly poly stuff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQZuY1ILHs I hope this thread has greatered your appreciation of roly pollies and please share your stories and pictures of these fine little creatures.
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those are some good pillbugs
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May 15, 2015 02:09
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those 2 bugs are loving
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May 15, 2015 02:10
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weebles wobble but they don't fall down
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May 15, 2015 02:10
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Ahww, I like Roly Pollies too. Theyre lil dirty buddies.
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May 15, 2015 02:35
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Potato bugs in these parts.
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May 15, 2015 03:24
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mucocele posted:Potato bugs in these parts. That ain't a potato bug a potato bug is light brown with black spots/stripes, a bug butt, and legs you can see. 
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May 15, 2015 03:29
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mucocele posted:Potato bugs in these parts. Same here. Or sometimes "sow bugs." When I hear "roly poly" I think of wooly bear caterpillars.
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May 15, 2015 03:31
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are they going extinct, I remember they were all over the place when I was a kid and now I never see them
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May 15, 2015 03:34
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These things are pretty cool but it's too dry or something where I live now. These bugs are no longer in my life and I am sad.
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May 15, 2015 03:36
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jackyl posted:are they going extinct, I remember they were all over the place when I was a kid and now I never see them well this is a stretch but did you grow up in a rural/suburban area and then move to a larger city as an adult? followup question; have you lost your sense of wonder and imagination?
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May 15, 2015 03:37
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I've never heard them called rollie pollies before. We called them pillbugs
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May 15, 2015 03:38
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Apparently they have a shitload of common names:Wikipedia posted:Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. A number of common names make reference to the fact that some species of woodlice can roll up into a ball. Other names compare the woodlouse to a pig. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse#Common_names
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May 15, 2015 03:40
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threw one in a spiders web before the spider gave up and cut it out of the web after a few minutes
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May 15, 2015 03:41
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CaptainSarcastic posted:Apparently they have a shitload of common names: "butchy boy" eh? :bigtran: Edit: but seriously, roly pollies are cool poo poo
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May 15, 2015 03:43
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☑ Unique ability ☑ They don't bite ☑ Mostly stay outside where they belong ☑ My food and their food are different ☑ Easy to catch ☐ Fun colors ☐ Useful Pretty good bug over all I would say
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May 15, 2015 03:43
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Some of them are myriapods, basically miniature millipedes. I have NO idea how to tell the difference.
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May 15, 2015 03:46
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they are cool, they are fun, and they are my friends
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May 15, 2015 03:47
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Devils Affricate posted:☑ Unique ability uhh roly polys break up hard soil, help crops grow, and poop nitrogen. also you can paint them yourself
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May 15, 2015 03:48
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roly polys are like little warhammer figurines just waiting for racing stripes
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May 15, 2015 03:48
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shiksa posted:well this is a stretch but did you grow up in a rural/suburban area and then move to a larger city as an adult? for the first I grew up in Denver and now I live in Louisville but KY not Louisville CO. for the second yeah, probably but still I'd like to see a roly poly roll up
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May 15, 2015 03:49
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Pill bugs rule and are cute I had no idea they lived so long!
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May 15, 2015 03:51
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 I guess I'd say the myriapods look like Tim Burton's Batmobile and the crustaceans look like Christopher Nolan's batmobile.
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May 15, 2015 03:51
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That pill millipede is pretty darn cute.
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May 15, 2015 03:52
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What does a "roly-poly little bat-faced girl" mean and is it related to these bugs?
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May 15, 2015 03:52
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how did you make check marks
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May 15, 2015 03:54
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My coworkers call me "cheeselog" but the ladies call me "slater"
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May 15, 2015 03:54
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two forty posted:What does a "roly-poly little bat-faced girl" mean and is it related to these bugs? Incidental, accidental relationship only.
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May 15, 2015 03:58
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mucocele posted:Potato bugs in these parts. Sheep-Goats posted:That ain't a potato bug a potato bug is light brown with black spots/stripes, a bug butt, and legs you can see. Wrong  
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May 15, 2015 04:01
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lordoftheT posted:These things are pretty cool but it's too dry or something where I live now. These bugs are no longer in my life and I am sad. Same, we have spooky desert versions of all the animals here on the west coast
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May 15, 2015 04:01
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Sometimes my house gets these really intense infestations, like one time it was giant flies and another time it was all geckos all the time. But one time it was roly pollies. That was the best!Right now it's ants. 
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May 15, 2015 04:05
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artsy fartsy posted:Sometimes my house gets these really intense infestations, like one time it was giant flies and another time it was all geckos all the time. You should invest in Caulk and install said Caulk during the summer.
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May 15, 2015 04:08
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artsy fartsy posted:Sometimes my house gets these really intense infestations, like one time it was giant flies and another time it was all geckos all the time. Gecko infestation sounds kinda cool.
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May 15, 2015 04:09
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artsy fartsy posted:Sometimes my house gets these really intense infestations, like one time it was giant flies and another time it was all geckos all the time. lol your house rotates pests?
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May 15, 2015 04:14
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Jesus Christ!
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May 15, 2015 04:15
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artsy fartsy posted:Sometimes my house gets these really intense infestations, like one time it was giant flies and another time it was all geckos all the time. Where the hell do you live? How does this happen?
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May 15, 2015 04:17
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CaptainSarcastic posted:How does this happen? Lack of proper weather proofing and caulk.  I tell you what.
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May 15, 2015 04:19
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psyopmonkey posted:Lack of proper weather proofing and caulk. Yeah dude, fix your loving house before it's bees or snakes or some poo poo
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May 15, 2015 04:27
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psyopmonkey posted:Lack of proper weather proofing and caulk. P. sure that is supposed to be WD 40 not caulk. I know all about caulk and it is not in this gif.
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psyopmonkey posted:Lack of proper weather proofing and caulk. 
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