Name that bug!

mmeegghhaann · 07-4-2007, 11:32 PM

So after getting into a debate on calling this particular bug a roly-poly or a potato bug, nickadeemus and I decided to look it up and settle it once and for all. Our discovery shocked us. We found that there are a large number of names for this cute little insect, including "cheeselog." We now come to the diversly cultured FFR folks with a poll. What do you call these critters:

Feel free to post where you are from and what they are commonly known as in your area.

I'm from Kansas and we call it a roly-poly. Nick is from Washington where it's known as a potato bug.

**LovelySwimAngel** · 07-4-2007, 11:34 PM

Well I'm from California and I've heard it called "rolly-poly" and "pillar bug".

Edit: Pillar bug could be some other insect. :\ Not sure. I've heard it called pillar bug for some reason.

**blindreper1179** · 07-4-2007, 11:35 PM

rolly poly here in michigan, next to detroit.

ShAiOnEi · 07-4-2007, 11:35 PM

Yeap thats definately a rolly polly.

**JasonKey** · 07-4-2007, 11:37 PM

roly-poly here in NC, but Doodlebug is something else entirely here ...

chunky_cheese · 07-4-2007, 11:37 PM

We don't have them in Alberta but seeing as I moderate the cheese content on this site (Unofficially, don't blow your top) I am obligated to choose "Cheeselog"

Bahamut-X · 07-5-2007, 12:10 AM

uh.... woodlice then?

mmeegghhaann · 07-5-2007, 12:13 AM

According to Wikipedia woodlice is their proper name. Searching roly-poly or potato bug led us there.

rel89 · 07-5-2007, 12:19 AM

definately not a potato bug.. maybe a roly poly? I've never seen them in MN.

inflames07 · 07-5-2007, 01:52 AM

Wow, they are extremely over populated here.

Rolly polly or w/e here, I've heard it called wood lice though.

GuidoHunter · 07-5-2007, 01:56 AM

I call them doodlebugs, though I've also heard them called sowbugs (not by many, though).

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FearFlyingMonkeyOfJupiter · 07-5-2007, 12:58 PM

thats soooo cheating!lol

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Originally Posted by Bahamut-X

uh.... woodlice then?

FearFlyingMonkeyOfJupiter · 07-5-2007, 01:00 PM

yeah newayz...i live in florida and they are roly polies!i like to catch them and feed them to my pets!!!n.n...O.o...

[HectoGtzMX] · 07-5-2007, 01:04 PM

Im from mexico x) ... here we call'em "cochinillas" xDDDD ...

**marioGP87** · 07-6-2007, 09:00 PM

None here in Florida (well, where I live)

**Popmeister** · 07-6-2007, 09:11 PM

I've heard it called "pillbug", "sowbug", and "roly-poly"...usually heard it called roly-poly, though. Used to be tons of them in my backyard. In California, by the way.

...lol, cheeselog...

link583 · 07-6-2007, 09:29 PM

I remember I'd roll those bugs around as a kid. I know them as roly-polys.

**alster1** · 07-6-2007, 09:31 PM

roly poly in kc

cC@Zz · 07-6-2007, 09:32 PM

When I used to live in California it was called a rolly-poly. Now I live in Wisconsin and mosty people call it a potato bug.

**Sephiroth28** · 07-6-2007, 09:47 PM

I lived in California and I live in Michigan now in both places everytime someone would see it they would say "Get that Roly-Poly away from me!" That's what people say so i'm gonna go with that.

View Poll Results: Name that Bug
Armadillo Bug	3	3.75%
Cheeselog	3	3.75%
Doodlebug	3	3.75%
Potato Bug	11	13.75%
Roly-Poly	50	62.50%
Woodlice	8	10.00%
Other	2	2.50%
Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll

07-4-2007, 11:32 PM	#1
mmeegghhaann FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 239	Name that bug! So after getting into a debate on calling this particular bug a roly-poly or a potato bug, nickadeemus and I decided to look it up and settle it once and for all. Our discovery shocked us. We found that there are a large number of names for this cute little insect, including "cheeselog." We now come to the diversly cultured FFR folks with a poll. What do you call these critters: Feel free to post where you are from and what they are commonly known as in your area. I'm from Kansas and we call it a roly-poly. Nick is from Washington where it's known as a potato bug. __________________ A burrito is just a sleeping bag for ground beef. Last edited by mmeegghhaann; 07-4-2007 at 11:35 PM..

07-4-2007, 11:34 PM	#2
LovelySwimAngel FFR Veteran Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 76	Re: Name that bug! Well I'm from California and I've heard it called "rolly-poly" and "pillar bug". Edit: Pillar bug could be some other insect. :\ Not sure. I've heard it called pillar bug for some reason. __________________ Last edited by LovelySwimAngel; 07-4-2007 at 11:37 PM..

07-4-2007, 11:35 PM	#4
ShAiOnEi FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,109	Re: Name that bug! Yeap thats definately a rolly polly. __________________ I love my son Auron Epic thread killer

07-4-2007, 11:37 PM	#6
chunky_cheese FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 32 Posts: 1,736	Re: Name that bug! We don't have them in Alberta but seeing as I moderate the cheese content on this site (Unofficially, don't blow your top) I am obligated to choose "Cheeselog"

07-5-2007, 12:10 AM	#7
Bahamut-X FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Age: 32 Posts: 3,399	Re: Name that bug! uh.... woodlice then?

07-5-2007, 12:13 AM	#8
mmeegghhaann FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 239	Re: Name that bug! According to Wikipedia woodlice is their proper name. Searching roly-poly or potato bug led us there. __________________ A burrito is just a sleeping bag for ground beef.

07-5-2007, 12:19 AM	#9
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07-5-2007, 01:00 PM	#13
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[HectoGtzMX] FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mexic0, puEbla ^^ Age: 37 Posts: 1,474	Re: Name that bug! Im from mexico x) ... here we call'em "cochinillas" xDDDD ... __________________ • It's coming for you •

07-6-2007, 09:11 PM	#16
Popmeister Uncommon sense Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 451	Re: Name that bug! I've heard it called "pillbug", "sowbug", and "roly-poly"...usually heard it called roly-poly, though. Used to be tons of them in my backyard. In California, by the way. ...lol, cheeselog... __________________ ̡͌l̡̡̡ ̴̡ı̴̴̡ ̡̡͡\|̲̲̲͡͡͡ ̲▫̲͡ ̲̲̲͡͡π̲̲͡͡ ̲̲͡▫̲̲͡͡ ̲\|̡̡̡ ̡ ̴̡ı̴. AAAs Best: Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia

07-6-2007, 09:31 PM	#18
alster1 What is this I don't even Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: in a VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!! Age: 30 Posts: 946	Re: Name that bug! roly poly in kc __________________ Last edited by alster1; 07-6-2007 at 09:52 PM..

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cC@Zz FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 34 Posts: 1,427	Re: Name that bug! When I used to live in California it was called a rolly-poly. Now I live in Wisconsin and mosty people call it a potato bug. __________________ There is a 50% chance your pillow will eat you while you are sleeping.

07-6-2007, 09:47 PM	#20
Sephiroth28 Snake Princess Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Amazon Lily Age: 31 Posts: 929	Re: Name that bug! I lived in California and I live in Michigan now in both places everytime someone would see it they would say "Get that Roly-Poly away from me!" That's what people say so i'm gonna go with that. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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