The Sow Bug and CLHS
Sow bugs have been found on our campus. You can find
them under rocks that are on top of wet soil. Sow bugs are also found in
the crevices of the concrete and grass.
Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Sow Bug
Scientific Name: Armadillidium vulgare
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Oniscidae
Genus: Armadillidium
Species: vulgare
Natural Range
Sow bugs are found under logs, flower pots, moist
leaf litter, or where it is moist and shady.
Interesting Facts
Sow bugs breathe with gills, so they can not
go through areas with high humidity. They love being under rocks or logsand
in wet soil under shade. They roll up into a ball when disturbed. They eat
dead or decaying plants or animals. Females could carry up to 100 eggs in
its pouch. Molting is in two stages. First the back half molts, then two
to three days later,
the
front
half molts.
Coloration
of both halves may be different at this time.
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The Sow Bug and CLHS
Sow bugs have been found on our campus. You can find
them under rocks that are on top of wet soil. Sow bugs are also found in
the crevices of the concrete and grass.