Sow Bugs (Oniscus Asellus), Pack of 100

Pack of 100

Often mistaken for beetles, these wingless crustaceans live their whole lives on land, feeding on decaying organic matter.

• Easy to maintain in the laboratory or classroom
• Do not bite or sting
• Pill and Sow Bugs are crustaceans
• Demonstrate differences in defensive behaviors between the two specimens

Sow Bugs (Oniscus asellus) can be identified by their posterior "tail like" appendages, and will play dead when agitated. They are unable to roll into a ball.

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