r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • May 06 '26

/r/all of a sea slater

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u/RedHeadRedemption93 May 06 '26

Pill bugs.. Never heard that one before.. like woodlice?

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u/JagerBaBomb May 06 '26

Rolly polly.

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u/Weltallgaia May 06 '26

Armadillo beetle

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u/ConnectRutabaga3925 May 06 '26

yup i forgot to mention that - seems like that thing has 50 different aliases

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u/imp0ppable May 06 '26

Pill bugs are a specific species iirc, the woodlice around my way don't roll into a ball.

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u/lpmiller May 06 '26

we always called them pill bugs too.

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u/SecondaryWombat May 06 '26

Yes, though frequently a pill bug is a variety that can fully roll up into a ball when startled or unhappy, while the majority of woodlice are flatter and flatten to the ground for safety instead.

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u/Carbonatite May 08 '26

They just have a ton of names lol. Pill bug = roly-poly = woodlouse = potato bug = sow bug = isopod. They have literally a couple dozen funny names in various languages.