30 Pill Bug Facts About This Common Woodlouse

Pill bugs are also known as rollie-pollies, but that is not their real name. The bionomical name for the pill bug is Armadillidium vulgare. Here’s an interesting tidbit we drew out of a bag of pill bug facts, they are not insects! Don’t be fooled by their antennae and shell, though they are frequently connected with insects and referred to as “bugs,” pill bugs are actually members of the Crustacea subphylum. This means they are more closely related to shrimp and crayfish than to any insect.

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