Sow Bug / Pill Bug
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Sow Bug |
Sow Bugs (pill bugs, roly poly, wood lice) are fat bodied crustaceans with delicate plate-like gills along the lower surface of their abdomens which must be kept moist. They move slowly grazing on decaying vegetation.
They are beneficial in the worm bin but can harm young plants.
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