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 ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered a new species of giant isopod that is the size of a literal football. This big crustacean lives on the ocean floor but is related to the pillbugs, also known as roly poly bugs, ...

The Exploring Club explores under a log. / Why does it need to rain? The Exploring Club follows a Roly Poly to their next exploration destination: under a log! / Elinor, Ari and Olive wonder why it ...

New research finds steelhead trout in a stream on the California coast accumulate mercury in their bodies when the fish eat roly polies and similar terrestrial bugs that fall into local waterways. The ...

A roly-poly rat got itself into a bit of a situation after the rodent managed to squeeze only its fat backside through a hole, becoming stuck in a sewer grate in Germany. An animal rescuer in Bensheim ...