As you can see from the other comments, you aren't the only one calling them roly-polies. No common name is better than any of the others. Where did you pick up "roly-poly?" I never heard them called anything when we were kids. I'm sure I picked up "sowbug" from reading those animal encyclopedias. (But I seem to remember calling them "wood lice" more often.)
Probably from mom, although it could have been just about any of the kids from SAS. I seem to recall there being a great fascination with the way they curl up into a defensive ball.
Weird. I don't remember hearing "roly poly" until recently.
I seem to recall there being a great fascination with the way they curl up into a defensive ball.
Are you serious?! Part of my obsession with these things has to do with the fact that I've never seen the "pillbug" kind (with the armadillo defense) in New England. I'm stunned. I'm gonna turn over a lot of logs and rocks in the next few days.
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Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 12:33 pm (UTC)Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 12:50 pm (UTC)Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 01:04 pm (UTC)Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 01:43 pm (UTC)Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 01:46 pm (UTC)I seem to recall there being a great fascination with the way they curl up into a defensive ball.
Are you serious?! Part of my obsession with these things has to do with the fact that I've never seen the "pillbug" kind (with the armadillo defense) in New England. I'm stunned. I'm gonna turn over a lot of logs and rocks in the next few days.
Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-09-11 01:53 pm (UTC)I'm pretty sure they rolled up into balls when I was a kid, but that was a long time ago, I may be remembering it wrong.
Re: Schrodinger's cat
Date: 2005-11-22 03:37 pm (UTC)