Pillbugs, also known as sowbugs, or woodlice, are familiar backyard creepy crawlies to most of us. Pillbugs are correctly classified as terrestrial Isopods, and belong to the Class Crustacea. Familiar crustaceans include lobsters, crabs, shrimp, and daphnia (water fleas).
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www3.northern.edu/natsource/INVERT1/Pillbu1.htm
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Gives identifying features and interesting behaviors of sow bugs. ... Three body parts: head, thorax, abdomen ... One prominent pair of antennae (one inconspicuous pair)
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insected.arizona.edu/isoinfo.htm
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Woodlouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A woodlouse (known by many common names; see below), (plural woodlice) is a crustacean with a rigid, segmented, long exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. Woodlice form the suborder Oniscidea wi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse
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Armadillidiidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of the family Porcellionidae, members of this family can roll into a ball, giving them the...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armadillidiidae
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Learn all about pill bugs, facts about pill bugs. The pill bug is the only crustacean that can spend its entire life on land. ... The pill bug is the only crustacean that can spend its entire life on land. Their shells look like armor and they are known for their ability to roll into a ball. ... Common Name: Pill Bug...
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www.pestworldforkids.org/pillbugs.html
www.pestworldforkids.org/pillbugs.html
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Pill bugs Printout. The pill bug (also called the wood louse and the roly-poly bug) is a small, segmented land creature that can roll into a tiny ball for protection. The pill bug is NOT an insect, but is an isopod. ... Become a member of Enchanted Learning. ... ; Site subscriptions last 12 months. Click here for more...
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/isopod/Pillbugprintout.shtml
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Sowbugs and pillbugs are similar-looking pests which are more closely akin to shrimp and crayfish than to insects. They are the only crustaceans that have adapted to living their entire life on land. Sowbugs and pillbugs live in moist environments outdoors but occasionally end up in buildings.
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