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0 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by Jarod3Illinois, USA

0 0 Roly-poly

Roly-poly

by AlexBoyetteColorado, USA

1 1 Roly-Poly (Common Pillbug)

Roly-Poly (Common Pillbug)

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

Sidewalk on Emory campus

1 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by ms_amyburleyWilson, Michigan, United States

It’s a white roly-poly

0 0 Roly-poly

Roly-poly

by Okie JoeRedbird Smith, Oklahoma, USA

0 0 Roly-poly

Roly-poly

by zimangoWichita, Kansas, USA

Found this under a log

1 0 Marine Roly-poly

Marine Roly-poly

by Mandy HollmanNorth Carolina, USA

0 0 Pill bug

Pill bug

by Hannah Davis

Botanical garden

0 0  Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by olu.duncanbengstonOrange, California, USA

Gray, Shell in Layers, Many legs, 2 Antennas

0 0 nosy pillbug

nosy pillbug

by Sally9New York, USA

isopod

0 1 Common Pillbug or Roly-poly

Common Pillbug or Roly-poly

by LittleCloudTexas, USA

Usually gray, sometimes black to nearly yellow. Smooth and straight-sided.

0 0 Roly-poly, Pillbug, woodlouse

Roly-poly, Pillbug, woodlouse

by DuprasiClovis, New Mexico, USA

This one was crawling up my wall.

0 0 Wood louse or roly-poly

Wood louse or roly-poly

by cocohotzeKirkwood, Missouri, USA

Just wandering the patio as I was sitting.

0 0 Roly-poly, pill-bug

Roly-poly, pill-bug

by Sharis SwartleyKansas, USA

Terrestrial isopod

4 0 Pill bugs

Pill bugs

by auntnance123Cocoa, Florida, United States

Roly-polys apparently love mushrooms.

0 2 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This Pill Bug, Woodlouse or Roly-Poly is ...

0 0 Rolypoly bug giving birth

Rolypoly bug giving birth

by Charlotte.FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

Small mother about 1 cm carrying a pouch of eggs on its ventral/bottom side. ...

0 0 Woodlouse (Roly-Poly; Pill Bug)

Woodlouse (Roly-Poly; Pill Bug)

by Art AldrichColorado, USA

Blank insect that rolls up into a ball when threatened; 3 mm

9 4 Woodlouse Spider

Woodlouse Spider

by sarah in the woodsMaryville, Tennessee, USA

Red cephalothorax, orange legs, pale tan abdomen. Huge chelicerae

0 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

Monroe, North Carolina, USA

The bugs have a hard gray or brown shell. This insect is native. It was found ...

1 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by mjotrБеоград, Централна Србија, Serbia

Mostly they feed on dead plant material, and they are usually active at night.

0 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by ms_amyburleyWilson, Michigan, United States

It is a very small insect and it lives by dirt.

0 1 Pill Bug/Roly Poly

Pill Bug/Roly Poly

by 20gdevivoMaryland, USA

-Bluish-Grey -Exoskeleton helps them roll up into ball -Head, abdomen, ...

1 1 Pillbug

Pillbug

by rats.sassafrasPlano, Texas, USA

Rolls into perfect ball when disturbed. Feeds on decaying organic material.

0 0 Pill millipede

Pill millipede

by Wendy ClaphamSwartland Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

the pillbugs of the family Armadillidiidae, also called "potato bugs", or ...

0 0 isopod

isopod

Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Also known as sow bugs, pill bugs or

0 0 pill bug

pill bug

Ohio, USA

Crustacean that also is known as a sow bug or a

0 1 Roly-poly or pill bug

Roly-poly or pill bug

by Charlotte.FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

Grey segmented body that flares out on the lower edges, looks like armour, ...

1 4 Bombardier Beetle

Bombardier Beetle

by Jordan ReedVirginia, USA

I found this under a rock around a bunch of

0 7 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Dark segmented insect that can roll into a ball as a defense

0 0 Pill Bug

Pill Bug

by g1sarah2Madeira Beach, Florida, USA

This pill bug was found rolled up at the base of a cast iron plant among some ...

0 0 Sowbug

Sowbug

Oakbrook, Kentucky, USA

common name, "roly-polies."

0 0 Roly-Poly

Roly-Poly

by ann.tsuyukiHawaii, USA

A sow bug or woodlouse is a small land arthropod (jointed-legged animal). They ...

1 3 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by pamsaiSouth and West Kerry, Ireland

almost perfect sphere as a defensive mechanism, hence some of the common names ...

24 16 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This blue Roly-Poly, Pill Bug or Woodlouse ...

0 0 Woodlouse

Woodlouse

by Ricardo SalgueiroPortugal

almost perfect sphere as a defensive mechanism, hence some of the common names ...

0 0 Sowbug

Sowbug

by JimJohnson2Pennsylvania, USA

. Armadillidium are also commonly known as pill woodlice, pill bugs or

0 0 Roly Poly

Roly Poly

by TukupOmaha, Nebraska, USA

), in the Midwest we call them RolyPolys. ...

3 2 Slater

Slater

by Neil RossFairfield, Queensland, Australia

), slater, pill bug, sow bug, roly-poly, to ...

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