Tonight, while reading Sydney's "Bugs Life" story I noticed that Disney refers to these bugs as "Pill Bugs". This was a topic of conversation on Easter because they were being referred to as "Roly Poly's". Joshua has always called them Roly Poly's and because of him that's what Sydney calls them. When we were growing up, they were definitely "Pill Bugs", Sheila had stated that she knew them as "Potato Bugs" and when we asked Kelly what she called them we learned that these little bugs don't exist in Alaska.
I just found out that Pill Bugs vs Roly Poly's is a routine Internet search, and that Pill Bugs is actually one word: "Pillbugs". I also discovered that they are also known as "Wood Louse"-that name was not reported at Easter.
Roly Poly is a Pillbug nickname because they roll up into a ball.....yeah, I think it looks more like a pill. Pillbugs are crustaceans not insects (Who Knew?) and they have blue blood (Again, Who Knew?), for more interesting pillbug facts check out this website.
4 comments:
I hate bugs
I knew they had blue blood, lol
I called them potato bugs growing up, switched to roly poly in my adult years. Learn something new everyday.
i think it would be rollie pollie not roly poly....i dunno
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