Learn about Pill Bugs / Woodlice

Bugs/ InvertebratesEarth and Soil
Written By Kim Manunui

Pill bugs, also known as woodlice, slaters and rolly polies, may look like a typical bug, they are actually closely related to lobsters and shrimp!

Learn more about pill bugs / woodlice below:

Pill bugs play an important role in the decomposition (break down) of rotten wood and plant matter.

They love to hang out in dark places. Instead of seeing like humans do, pill bug eyes are only photosensitive, using light and dark to guide their way through the world.

You can test this out in your garden on a sunny day. Watch the video below to see how the pill bug reacts to light vs dark. In the darkness they slow down as they are happy, whereas in the light it speeds up trying to find darkness.

Have you ever seen a blue pill bug? Learn more about the virus that causes this HERE.

This video below has some very unusual facts about woodlice for those kids who like gross stuff. Be aware, many of them are centered on poo and urine, and even that woodlice can change sex from male to female! Warning… woodlice are eaten by a person in this video too. Eeeewwww!

Kim Manunui

Hi, I’m Kim and I work with a great team to help individuals, as well as small and not so small businesses get their message, product and services to the world using digital media and creating wonderful websites that don’t cost the earth.

I was born in Canada, and grew up around Vancouver and the mountains of British Columbia. My love of pristine environments led me to New Zealand and eventually to the mountains, lakes and rivers of the central North Island which is home. My family’s heritage is here, and it’s from here that Korio traverses the planet.

The digital world is never static and neither are we.

And I say ‘we’ because I work with an awesome group of talented people who I gather together as required to complete a project.  Whatever your business, not-for-profit or individual needs are we gather the best team to get the job done.

Collaboratively we are creative, share sustainable values and work hard for great outcomes because that’s the buzz of satisfaction that drives us.

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