As I have the opportunity to visit with folks about the natural world, I love hearing the countless stories of the fond memories that many people recall of where they would interact with nature as ...

Most people assume that pill bugs, which are more colloquially referred to as ‘roly polies,’ are insects. But while you might find these little critters hanging out under rocks with other bugs, they ...

Meet the animal kingdom’s newest little guy. This is Booralana nickorum, a recently described species of deep-sea isopod found in The Bahamas. It is a cirolanid isopod—a member of the family ...

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2023 – The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig, to name just a few. It is best known for contracting ...

This woodlouse, also known as a pill bug or roly-poly, is demonstrating how the species can roll its armored body into a nearly impenetrable sphere when it’s threatened. This woodlouse, also known as ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Caterpillar 1, bean plant 0. In the UC Extension Master Gardener class, ...

It's not just your house: there are more earwigs skittering around Wisconsin this year. Earwigs generally don't receive a lot of attention in terms of research and monitoring, so it's hard to pinpoint ...

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