Talk:Armadillidiidae

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Moved this comment by "User:Franontheedge to discussion page: Looks awfully like a woodlouse to me in fact see this page: Woodlouse"  --KarenJo90 13:10, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Insect?
"These insects commonly feed on decaying vegetation and are found under logs, garbage pails or any other place where moisture can be found."

Pretty sure pill bug is not an "insect." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.21.114.26 (talk) 08:16, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

> Changed "these insects" to "pill bugs".


 * They're not. J IM ptalk·cont 17:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Pillbugs are crustaceans. 75.151.84.17 (talk) 16:11, 1 October 2008 (UTC)

Sue bug
This article talks about Pill bugs, but not Sue bugs. 76.183.213.20 20:56, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Roly-poly
This article cites a source that says the term "roly-poly" has been used regionally as early as 1968. Well, I can't cite a source (online or otherwise) but I used that term as a young child in Birmingham, Alabama certainly 5 years and probably 10-12 years before that. (Birth date 23 Nov 1953 and I can recall using it for certain as a pre-teen and probably younger.)

I suspect, but cannot confirm, that I learned the term from my mother or father, which would tend to push the origin back further.

However, the animals to which we applied the term may well have been Pill millipedes rather than Pill bugs. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikek999 (talk • contribs) 14:33, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

I grew up in the Piedmont region of North Carolina (b. 1957) and we always called them roly-polies, I would say since 1962 or later. I also saw a comment here about a "sue bug", which reminded me that I have seen the term "sow bug" ("sow" as in "female pig") (but not "sue bug") used for these animals too. (I hope I'm commenting in the right way and in the right place.) Lisapaloma (talk) 17:58, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

I just removed the statement, as it's at best misleading and certainly incorrect.Brett Buck (talk) 05:50, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

" their common name of pill bugs, roly polies or potato bugs" - maybe common use in USA. But in UK they are consistently called "woodlice". I suggest changing to " their common in USA of name of pill bugs, roly polies or potato bugs" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.5.78.47 (talk) 08:44, 3 December 2011 (UTC)

"Potato bug" in USA refers to Jerusalem crickets, I would suggest removing "potato bug" from Armadilliidae's list of common names. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.129.31.65 (talk) 06:50, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

Pillbug predator
I don't know a lot about these creatures, but the statement, "These pill bugs have no specialized predators, ..." may need revision and a link to the Woodlouse spider article. Softrider65 (talk) 04:03, 11 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Well, you could have done it, but I'll take care of it. Thanks for the info.
 * * Septegram * Talk * Contributions * 22:34, 20 September 2009 (UTC)

Increasing popularity
How can a dictionary from 2002 inform us about the "increasing" popularity of colloquialisms in 2009? (What I'd like to know is why there must be a double i in Armadillidiidae, and how to pronounce it.) Unfree (talk) 14:43, 12 December 2009 (UTC)

Range
Are these small insects found world-wide? If not, where?

PS: I can definitely cite the term, "rolly poli" as in general use in central Kansas prior to 1960. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dave of Maryland (talk • contribs) 14:45, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

They're extremely common on the west coast of Australia, where we usually call them slaters, or occasionally woodlice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.7.56.122 (talk) 11:10, 24 August 2013 (UTC)

They're common in Victoria, Australia too. Here we call them slaters or butcher boys.Avalon (talk) 08:11, 1 October 2019 (UTC)

Title Misspelled
I'm too much of a rookie to fix it -- there's an extra "i" in the title of this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShenandoahJoe (talk • contribs) 23:48, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

the roly bug in the world.

Lots of Light
This page and the page for Armadillidium vulgare both cite the same source regarding the amount of light pillbugs require, but this page says they need "lots of light" while the  Armadillidium vulgare page says they need "limited light". How can one citation be used for opposing statements? Fatbrett2 (talk) 22:17, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

Heavy Metals
The article talks about temporary removal of heavy metals. However, the source cited says no such thing. Rather, it mentions that they are a biological indicator. In other words, pillbugs can be inspected for heavy metal content to determine whether heavy metals are present in the environment where they live. I would suggest removing the discussion about them removing heavy metals, unless there is another source that backs up that assertion.

Victor Engel (talk) 23:05, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

Butchy boy
It says common names include butchy boy, but then in the common names section, butchy boy is not listed. Rbits0 (talk) 18:05, 7 June 2024 (UTC)