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Pill bug or Roly Polie

Armadillidiidae

Photo by SpencerBell
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Field Notes

Description:

-Called "pill bugs because they roll into a ball when threatened.
- Despite being called bugs, they are crustaceans.
- Are unable to keep much water in their bodies, which explains their moist habitats

Habitat:

Moist environments/Dark places/Under your stuff

Notes:

They don't bite/sting

Reference Links:

Armadillidiidae

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2016

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