A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. The deep-sea creature, Alicella gigantea, which can grow up to ...

However, the scientific community does not refer to this animal as a Roly-Poly or any of the other endearing names, but rather as the Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare).

Woodlouse spiders have been to bite humans if they are being handled. On The Sun, we wrote some other explainers about spiders, and how to prepare your home ahead of spider season.

How do woodlice mate when predators lurk nearby? ... the largest males usually win the largest females. However, what happens when there is a predator, such as an Israeli gold scorpion, ...

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. "How do woodlice mate when predators lurk nearby?." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 19 September 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 09 / 220919103124.htm>.

A bizarre-looking bright blue woodlouse has been photographed in the wild – but the picture is actually much sadder than one might first realise. The image of the critter was shared on Reddit ...

A small woodlouse-like crustacean seems to help fertilise red seaweed in rock pools, much as a bee pollinates flowers.This suggests that such behaviour is more common in the oceans than we thought ...

Scientists have identified a woodlouse relative — a 10-inch-long, ... Rubin Observatory releases 'sneak peek' of first images taken with world's largest camera.

New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico A massive, ‘creamy yellow’ relative of Woodlouse was found living at a depth of around 600 to 800 meters, off the Yucatán Peninsula ...

Both parents take care of the brood, and all family members—young and old—continue to excavate and clean the burrow together. Choosing where to establish a home is the responsibility of the female ...

A Hebrew University study reveals the impact predators have on female-male relations among woodlice. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 14:19 Updated: SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 22:25 ...

Jockey banned for 12 years in 'largest race-fixing ring ever' in shock return. What happens if a woodlouse spider bites you? Woodlouse spiders are not known to cause harm to humans.