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Pill Bugs!!!

Pill Bugs!!!. Morphology (what do they look like??). Three body parts: Head Thorax Abdomen One prominent pair of antennae (one inconspicuous pair ) Simple eyes Seven pairs of legs Seven separate segments on thorax Paired appendages at end of abdomen called uropod

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Pill Bugs!!!

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  1. Pill Bugs!!!

  2. Morphology (what do they look like??) • Three body parts: • Head • Thorax • Abdomen • One prominent pair of antennae (one inconspicuous pair) • Simple eyes • Seven pairs of legs • Seven separate segments on thorax • Paired appendages at end of abdomen called uropod • sColorvaries from dark gray to white with or without pattern

  3. Male vs Female • They are HARD to tell apart. Here are some hints: • On the underside, females have leaf-like growths at base of some legs. These brood pouches hold developing eggs and embryos. • The first two appendages on the male abdomen are modified as elongated copulatory organs. FEMALE MALE

  4. Breathing • Pill bugs breathe with gills! • So do you think they need high or low humidity?

  5. Age? • Size really dictates how old a pill bug is. • A young pill bug will look a lot like the adults, except they are MUCH smaller.

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