Pill Bug

Armadillidium vulgare

About

The pill bug or pill woodlouse can roll into a perfect sphere when threatened, a defence unique among UK woodlice. It prefers drier conditions than other species and is most common on calcareous soils in southern Britain.

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Quick Facts

Category: Invertebrate
Latin name: Armadillidium vulgare
IUCN Status: LC — Least Concern
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Conservation Status: LC

Least Concern — assessed by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.