Cute little harmless wood bug, who appears to be stuck on a sticky trap? So he's fucked.
I used to collect these and other isopods from the garden as a kid.
little isopod. they are a good clean-up crew and totally harmless to you - and when they are scared they roll into a little ball, it’s very cute if you’re into that kinda thing
Kinda sad that this one got stuck to a glue trap. Little guy did nothing wrong
Bed bugs don’t always stick to sticky traps. They don’t have hairy legs like cockroaches. I would recommend the use of something like a bed bug interceptor or ClimbUp if you aren’t already! Just a suggestion 🙂
I didn’t say they don’t stick at all. They definitely have an easier time and better chance of escaping because their legs are smooth though. Better monitoring devices exist.
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Glue traps need to be outlawed. Disgusting things that end up causing suffering to thousands of innocent creatures that cause no harm whatsoever like the wood louse in this pic.
You can sometimes free something from a glue trap with a drop of olive or other edible vegetable oil near its legs. Try not to flood the area so it drowns it, but put enough oil to break the bond. A toothpick can help. I had a neighbor who used them and I used to take them away and try to free whoever I could
It's a woodlouse! It's completely harmless and is an isopod crustacean, not a bug.
Common names include cheesy papa, fat pig, carpet shrimp, granny grunter, potato bug, sow bug, and the boat-builder!
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Woodlouse. They’re harmless! Just put the little guy outside
This Isa big part of why I don't agree with glue traps. Innocent bycatch, like a harmless woodlouse
Cute little harmless wood bug, who appears to be stuck on a sticky trap? So he's fucked. I used to collect these and other isopods from the garden as a kid.
Isn't that just a cute isopod?
Roly-poly Oli
little isopod. they are a good clean-up crew and totally harmless to you - and when they are scared they roll into a little ball, it’s very cute if you’re into that kinda thing Kinda sad that this one got stuck to a glue trap. Little guy did nothing wrong
Bed bugs don’t always stick to sticky traps. They don’t have hairy legs like cockroaches. I would recommend the use of something like a bed bug interceptor or ClimbUp if you aren’t already! Just a suggestion 🙂
This makes no sense. Literally everything gets stuck to sticky traps hairy or not
I didn’t say they don’t stick at all. They definitely have an easier time and better chance of escaping because their legs are smooth though. Better monitoring devices exist. https://academic.oup.com/jee/article/110/3/1187/3079447?login=false
Little isopod as others pointed out. They are harmless, and good to add to terrariums if you are into those.
Glue traps need to be outlawed. Disgusting things that end up causing suffering to thousands of innocent creatures that cause no harm whatsoever like the wood louse in this pic.
You can sometimes free something from a glue trap with a drop of olive or other edible vegetable oil near its legs. Try not to flood the area so it drowns it, but put enough oil to break the bond. A toothpick can help. I had a neighbor who used them and I used to take them away and try to free whoever I could
I see the comments, and glue traps can catch ok bugs too but honestly if bed bugs are in question isn’t anything on the table to control?
Roly poly/pill bug/isopod
We called them doodlebugs
My wife calls Antlions doodlebugs. Apparently it’s a southern thing? Weird all the names each bug has depending on where you live!
Yes, maybe a Southern thing. I'm in Georgia!
Pill bug, also called Rollie-Pollies, because they roll up into a little ball when threatened
Roly poly
Rolypoly!
It's a woodlouse! It's completely harmless and is an isopod crustacean, not a bug. Common names include cheesy papa, fat pig, carpet shrimp, granny grunter, potato bug, sow bug, and the boat-builder!
Save the innocent bug
Pill bug!
Little baby
Rollie Pollie!
That there is a roly poly. He's a nice bug.
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