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This is a woodlouse, or roly-poly, or pillbug.

I see these every now and then downstairs. They usually die on the kitchen floor. Not sure how they get in.

My question is what do these things eat? It's strange to see them die almost randomly and I assume they just starve to death.
>> Anonymous
leftovers
>> Anonymous
aw they're so cute :3
>> Anonymous
I always like to get these with my hands and watch them roll up :3
>> Anonymous
I call em pill bugs or roly-poly, I usually reserve woodlouse for the ones that can't call up. I'm sure someone else can provide you with their scientific name.

Anyways, they eat decaying matter like dead leaves and stuff, and they need a moist environment so they are probably dying of dehydration.
>> Anonymous
This thread is now about Giant isopods, which are very closly related to Rollie pollies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOSXtBCY30

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_isopod
>> Anonymous
Woodlouse is the common name or if you want to go all classification sub order Oniscidea. They are many varieties of them.

They are Detritivores feeding mostly on dead leaves, wood, molds, fungus, fruit and veg. If you find alot of them indoors they will mostly stick to damp places and will die from dehydration and lack of food (since most of their moisture comes from the food). If you get alot of them inside you probably have a damp problem.

Whats interesting about them is they make excellent cleaners for certain pets. I keep a few types of insect in plastic boxes in my room. Since I'm lasy and can't be bothered cleaning you the tanks and moldy food constantly I chuck a load of soil in and some woodlouse and they generally take care of any mold problems. So long as I keep they enclosures damp they breed like crazy.
>> Anonymous
They keel'd over from dehydration. These guys are related to shrimp and other crustaceans and they still breathe off gills, so they need moisture to survive. They probably suffocate shortly after leaving the damp corners of your home and fail to find their way back.
>> Anonymous
My mom calls them Potato bugs. Not sure why.
>> Anonymous
>>308961
Because she's a whore
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>>308974
My mother is a saint!
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>>308961
Mine does too...and I looked up potato bug and instead of these cute little guys I get THIS.
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>>308978


shes not a saint, but she is on her knees alot :D
>> Anonymous
>>308892


pig beetle!
>> Anonymous
They can eat decaying leaves and stuff. They're really tiny crustaceans. I've heard that they make good cleaners for hermit crab tanks, and other animals that use moss or other fiber substrates.
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>>308961
I say Potato bugs too, I think it's a Canadian thing.