2006-10-15 13:12:17 · 15 answers · asked by george h 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Well, a Roly-poly (I used to call them Potato bugs) are actually called Woodlice......
Excerpt from Wikipedia..
Common names for woodlice vary throughout the English-speaking world. They include: "armadillo bug" , "cheeselog" (Reading, Berkshire), "doodlebug" (also used for the larva of an antlion), "monkeypea", "pill bug" (usually applied only to the genus Armadillidium), "roly-poly", "potato bug", "roll up bug", "slater" and "sow bug"
Excerpt from Wikipedia.... Woodlice (known locally under many names; see below) are terrestrial crustaceans with a rigid, segmented, calcareous exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. They form the suborder Oniscidea within the order Isopoda, with over 3000 known species.
Woodlice need moisture because they breathe through gills, called pseudotrachea, and so are usually found in damp, dark places, such as under rocks and logs. They are usually nocturnal and are detritivores, feeding mostly on dead plant matter. They should be considered beneficial garden organisms as they recycle nutrients back into the soil. In artificial environments such as greenhouses where it can be very moist, woodlice may become abundant and damage young plants.
They have a shell-like exoskeleton. As the woodlouse grows, it must progressively shed this shell. The moult takes place in two stages. The back half is lost first, followed two or three days later by the front.
A female woodlouse will keep fertilised eggs in a patch on the underside of her body until they hatch into small, pink offspring. The mother then appears to "give birth" to her offspring.
Some woodlice are able to roll into a ball-like form when threatened by predators, leaving only their armoured back exposed. This ability explains many of the woodlouse's common names.
2006-10-16 14:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rolie polie is a sal bug or also known as a potatoe bug.
2006-10-15 13:45:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lab 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Roly Poly is a delicious suet pudding. Oh, my goodness, I cannot stop laughing at this question being in the zoology section!
Jam roly poly is a suet pudding with jam in it and is lovely served with hot custard.
Recipes can be found on the web.
2006-10-15 13:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I must be so old!!! A rolie polie to me is rolling head over heels, nearly breaking your neck, and ending up sprawled in the floor - that was primary school gymnastics in the 70's!! Thank god you lot have the PS2 and X-box. lol
2006-10-15 13:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by delwkens 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A pillbug, aka Armadillidium vulgare. They belong to the crustacean family.
2006-10-15 13:20:57 · answer #5 · answered by allison w 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OMG, that's too funny!!! I though me and my sister were the only ones that called them that. Everyone I have ever mentioned that nickname to have given me a strange look. Anyway, they are sowbugs.
2006-10-15 13:15:33 · answer #6 · answered by Sugar_Mama 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hi, i think of "LASSI" call is greater effectual than different names. LASSI which ability in India - style of drink which could be candy & salty (relies upon on your flavor) made by utilising yogurt. especially drink in summer season to be COOL from climate. i like it too plenty.......muahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I in simple terms replaced I & A be conscious out of your call (LISSA to LASSI).
2016-11-23 13:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
also known as a armadillo bug, theyre the grey bugs that when you touch them they roll up into a ball.
2006-10-15 13:15:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a pill bug. very cute. some times little kids like to collect them.
2006-10-15 13:15:46 · answer #9 · answered by ~Amber~ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
those little black bugs that roll up into a ball when you scare them... heres a picture of one : http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v357/xblondiechic25x/stamp/IMG_0505.jpg
2006-10-15 13:21:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋