Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conglobation protects certain pill bugs and also helps them retain moisture. Some predators have adapted to have specialized ...

Maintaining high levels of hydration is essential for terrestrial gill function in pill bugs. The pleopodal lungs create a biological bottleneck that dictates precise microhabitat selection. Modern ...

When pill bugs roll into a tiny ball, the act looks far simpler than it actually is. Known as conglobation, a pill bugs’ “ball” involves a full-body engineering trick designed to protect them from ...