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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep

Americans call them pillbugs or something like that

[–] Nora@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I only know "roly poly" that's the grade a American word for these lil guys.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Pill bugs here on the West Coast but in the Midwest we called them roly poly.

I work in pest control and they're generally referred to as pill bugs in the industry.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

West coast- my friends all called them pill bugs, but we called them sow bugs.

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sow bugs def a common one

[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Pillbugs here in the Midwest.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I found out that they're called "bed pissers" in the Netherlands and now I only call them that

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Little pissybedders

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

For some unknown reason, these are known as a "cheese log" in parts of the UK