Pill Bugs: Fun Facts

• Pill bugs are active at night

• Pill bugs do not bite or sting people

• Pill bugs have seven pair of jointed legs

• Pill bugs range in size from 1/4 to 1/2 inch long

• When oxygenated, a Pill bug’s blood may appear blue

• Female Pill bugs carry their eggs around with them in a pouch

• Pill bugs often enter damp basements, crawl spaces, and buildings at ground level

• When the Pill bug is threatened it may roll into an armored little ball to protect itself

• Pill bugs breathe through gills and require moist environments to breathe, however, they cannot survive being submerged in water