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I just committed murder ...

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by Write-brained, May 24, 2008.

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  1. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    I've never seen that bug, at least I can't remember. It's quite possible that I blocked out and my retarded sister saved the day.
     
    mike311gd, May 24, 2008
    #25
  2. Smash Williams

    Smash Williams Well-Known Member

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pill_bug

    This?

    I've always called them roly-polies (polys? What's the plural of that?).
     
    Smash Williams, May 24, 2008
    #26
  3. WazzuGrad00

    WazzuGrad00 Guest

    Those are what I've always considered potato bugs.

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    WazzuGrad00, May 24, 2008
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  4. mike311gd

    mike311gd Active Member

    And I can go to bed now, with quite the load off my mind. Thank you, kind Smash.

    That's kind of weird that a bug gets coined a potato bug when there's already a bug called a potato bug. At least I think so.
     
    mike311gd, May 24, 2008
    #28
  5. Write-brained

    Write-brained Guest

    Don't watch these, Mike.
     
    Write-brained, May 24, 2008
    #29
  6. Smash Williams

    Smash Williams Well-Known Member

    Reading the information on wikipedia on that bug was actually kinda fascinating. They apparently live in family groups with mom and dad bringing food back to the baby bugs. I didn't realize any bugs had family groups.
     
    Smash Williams, May 24, 2008
    #30
  7. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Every time I've been to the Midwest (mainly Kansas/Missouri) during the summer, I've seen these flying insects that'll land on your skin and then start break-dancing till you swat them. What are they?

    I call them BYH bugs.
     
    Football_Bat, May 24, 2008
    #31
  8. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

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    2muchcoffeeman, May 24, 2008
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  9. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member


    That's not a potato bug. That's a pill bug, saw bug or rolly polly.
    Or as my two-year old calls 'em: "Dad! A pokey pokey!"
     
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    fishwrapper, May 24, 2008
    #33
  10. jps

    jps Active Member

    yup -- pill bug. rolly polly is also acceptable and more widely used.
     
    jps, May 24, 2008
    #34
  11. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    Potato bug

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    three_bags_full, May 24, 2008
    #35
  12. fishwrapper

    fishwrapper Active Member

    Nasty suckers, aren't they?
     
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    fishwrapper, May 24, 2008
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