As I have the opportunity to visit with folks about the natural world, I love hearing the countless stories of the fond memories that many people recall of where they would interact with nature as ...

If you’ve ever picked up a flower pot on your patio or dug around in a pile of mulch, you’ve probably seen a roly poly. The common name, given to both pillbugs and sowbugs, is appropriate because of ...

Pillbugs and sowbugs are not bugs at all. Unlike our other garden inhabitants, they are a type of crustacean called an isopod. They are more closely related to lobsters and shrimp than to any insect.

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig, to name just a few. It is best known for contracting ...

This woodlouse, also known as a pill bug or roly-poly, is demonstrating how the species can roll its armored body into a nearly impenetrable sphere when it’s threatened. This woodlouse, also known as ...

DECATUR — Of all the many living things the Camp Connections group saw at Wren's Gate Garden and Studio on Wednesday, the roly-poly bugs were the most popular. Camp Connections is Decatur School ...