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Fun Fact Friday – Pillbugs
Fun Fact Friday – Pill bugs
- Pill bugs are active at night
- Pill bugs do not bite or sting people
- Pill bugs have seven pair of jointed legs
- Pill bugs range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch long
- When oxygenated, a Pill bug’s blood may appear blue
- Female Pill bugs carry their eggs around with them in a pouch
- Pill bugs often enter damp basements, crawl spaces, and buildings at ground level
- When the Pill bug is threatened it may roll into an armored little ball to protect itself
- Pill bugs breathe through gills and require moist environments to breathe, however, they cannot survive being submerged in water
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