Roachfreak101 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I always wondered what are there any differances between pillbugs and sowbugs? Or is it just a locality thing, ya know potatoe potato? I saw these huge isopods at Orins once, they were differant from normal sowbugs, Which are kinda flat, the one's Orin had were kinda tall in the body, Does anybody know what i'm talking about. Does anybody have these? RoachFreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachfreak101 Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 Orin Do you still have these? Give me a Jingle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Terrestrial pill bugs are hard-shelled and roll up. Sow bugs can't and are generally softer-bodied. Most of the terrestrial isopods sold in the hobby are sow bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachman26 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Terrestrial pill bugs are hard-shelled and roll up. Sow bugs can't and are generally softer-bodied. Most of the terrestrial isopods sold in the hobby are sow bugs. So our Southern CA rollie-pollies would be pill bugs then, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Clausen Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 rollie or roly= rolled up into a ball= pill bug. Your pill bugs are Armadillidium vulgare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I don't know what they were though I'd guess pillbugs if they weren't so flat looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roachfreak101 Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 That helped alot thanks Peter. I'll have to check out those other ones next week Orin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Also, pillbugs don't have visible cerci at the end of the body. Sowbugs' are obvious, like in cockroaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordalgol Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I just started a bin of the orange colorform of Porcellio scaber which are sowbugs, these just freeze in place or play "dead" if disturbed, even allowing themselves to be poked and prodded. Then after I've decided "yup it's dead" it jumps up and takes off like a shot under some leaf litter or egg carton: They're neat little crustaceans, fun to watch. Very active and inquisitive. I will be using the main colony to seed my new vivariums then I will try to offer some starter groups up for trade later in the year. I wish I could have some of the giant deep sea Isopods like these : Bathynomus giganteus they go from 7" to 30" in size and eat dead whales on the sea floor! So should be easy to keep... LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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