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 ...

A research paper titled Biological Organisms as End Effectors explores the oddball approach of giving small animals jobs as grippers at the end of a robotic arm. Researchers show that pill bugs and ...

With winter rains, Bay Area pill bugs are out in force. Fortunately, they're one of our most beloved "bugs." Pill bugs. Doodle bugs. Potato bugs. Wood Shrimp. Whatever you call them, there's something ...

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 ...