Roly-Polys

Pictures, videos, and care sheet coming soon.

Among zoologists, roly-polys are better known as terrestrial isopods.

An identification key to the terrestrial isopods of Ohio:
Key to the Isopoda of Ohio

Photo Gallery of Terrestrial Isopods from the Smithsonian Institution
Photo Gallery of Terrestrial Isopods: World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans: National Museum of Natural History: Smithsonian Institution

From South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks:
Pillbugs

Walking with Woodlice (has illustrated identification key)
the Natural History Museum - Walking with woodlice

Isopod Page at the Smithsonian
World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans: National Museum of Natural History: Smithsonian Institution
 

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