Early morning meditation and I look down at the floor. No, it is not a piece of lint. Another pill bug! They seem to come in waves. I suppose the warm weather we were blessed with last week woke them up. Do they slumber in the winter? I am clueless, but they have not appeared for a several months.

“The pill bug goes by many names—roly-poly, woodlouse, armadillo bug, and potato bug, but whatever you call it, it’s an intriguing creature—or actually, 4,000 species of creature. These nocturnal crustaceans have seven pairs of legs, segmented sections like a lobster’s tail, and prefer humid environments.” https://www.thoughtco.com/fascinating-facts-about-pillbugs-4165294 The websites with information about ‘potato bugs’ say look under a rock. I just have to look around and occasionally I find one.

Roly-poly crustaceans in my bedroom. They are not prehistoric, but descendants of ancient crustaceans that evolved around 300 million years ago. Oh my!

So how do they keep getting in here? We have found them in several rooms of the house. Our house is built upon a slab of concrete and these guys can grow from about .25 to .50 in length. I have found ones that are very tiny by comparison. I guess anything that small can squeeze in where ever they want!

Armadillidium vulgare is their formal name. Armadillo like indeed. though they are not native to America. They were likely imported on wood products. We are so very far from and port, imagine how they have spread!

They do not bite or sting. They do not leave their waste products about. But they also do not belong in my bedroom, so I remove them.

I have not found any in the bed, thank goodness! Just sort of creepy to think about.

Watch for something interesting in your home environment. You just might see a pill bug! By the way, being that tiny they do not move quickly!