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Community => Recreation Commons => Topic started by: Unorthodox on September 26, 2013, 02:45:16 PM

Title: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Unorthodox on September 26, 2013, 02:45:16 PM

Scientificy article in the news made me grown when it called this a roly-polie.  I know that's one of the many common names, so curious with our wider range of residences here, what do you call this? 

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Unorthodox on September 26, 2013, 02:45:56 PM

Since I asked, I'll go first.  Locally, they are known as "potato bugs". 

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 26, 2013, 04:50:41 PM

Pillbug.

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Arbee on September 26, 2013, 07:53:59 PM

Always known them as either a roly-poly or a pillbug, myself.  roly-poly when I was younger, pillbug now that I'm older. XD

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 26, 2013, 08:32:38 PM

Roly sounds vaguely familiar...

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Arbee on September 26, 2013, 09:48:19 PM

My girlfriend just called it a slug-a-pillar.  XD

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 26, 2013, 09:51:02 PM

Rollybug - that's it!

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: JarlWolf on September 26, 2013, 10:52:14 PM

I'd call it food if I was hungry enough.

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Arbee on September 27, 2013, 12:36:25 AM

(http://i1.dealtwith.it/i/n/45c340cd9e364eb1c4fb237ce5704a84/pillbug.gif)

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: ariete on September 27, 2013, 12:10:31 PM

very impressive arbee

i found bugs enough disgusting (expecially if we talking about eat them), but i try to respect them.

i think isn't correct called potato bug, here there's a kind called POTATO EATERS, really isn't a chaos marines legion of last foundation, and they have this appearance similar to the may-bug

(http://img.fotocommunity.com/photos/25291442.jpg)

i think it's infinite work cataloging bugs, there are more kinds than any other living form

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Unorthodox on September 27, 2013, 02:43:16 PM

That's a june beetle I'm unfamiliar with.  Female, judging by the antenna.  Would posit an initial guess at the Variegated june beetle, but the stripes might be TOO defined for that.  It's not a local species, so would have to dig up more. 

Potato beetles are orange, not that deeper shading and have well defined spots on the thorax. 

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: ariete on September 27, 2013, 05:11:45 PM

mmm ... you know!? i re-try

(http://www.naturamediterraneo.com/Public/data1/admin/20058910172_IMG_0976.jpg)

this is a potato beetle ... certainly i never thought to discussing about bugs.

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Arbee on September 27, 2013, 07:48:54 PM

In relation to the original picture, I was interested to see what my family would say, so I sent them the picture and asked.  I got the same answers from everyone but my stepfather, who called it a wood louse.

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: Buster's Uncle on September 27, 2013, 07:53:35 PM

I asked Mylochka, but she doesn't remember.

Title: Re: Uno's random question time: What do you call this?
Post by: JarlWolf on September 27, 2013, 11:28:57 PM

Quote from: BUncle on September 27, 2013, 07:53:35 PM

I asked Mylochka, but she doesn't remember.

That sounds like what would happen if you sent it to me  ;lol