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Is a garden “roly poly” (sow bug or pill bug) a crustacean?

April 26, 2017bug crustacean garden Pill sow

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Is a garden “roly poly” (sow bug or pill bug) a crustacean?

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Yes indeed, it is a member of a group of crustaceans called the “Isopoda,” most species of which are marine, but there are many terrestiral ispods that are commonly called pill bugs, sow bugs, wood lice, or roly polys.