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