This particular species of woodlouse originated in Europe, particularly the Mediterranean Basin. It has been introduced across the globe, and now resides on every continent except for Antarctica.

Woodlouse spiders have been to bite humans if they are being handled. On The Sun, we wrote some other explainers about spiders, and how to prepare your home ahead of spider season.

Woodlice’s hormonal sex determination mechanism has, however, been hijacked by some strains of the bacterium Wolbachia. This is a parasite transmitted from mother to offspring in many woodlouse ...

What am I looking at? This is a composite image of a single woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare) in a defensive position (1), transitioning out of a defensive position (2), and in a relaxed position ...

Woodlice are terrestrial crustaceans (isopods) with a thick carapace, which they use as a shield when they roll into a ball or cling to a surface to avoid attack.

A bizarre-looking bright blue woodlouse has been photographed in the wild – but the picture is actually much sadder than one might first realise. The image of the critter was shared on Reddit ...

The woodlouse goes by many names: roly-poly, pill bug, potato bug, tomato bug, butchy boy, cheesy bob, and chiggy pig, to name just a few. It is best known for contracting into a ball when agitated.

A small woodlouse-like crustacean seems to help fertilise red seaweed in rock pools, much as a bee pollinates flowers.This suggests that such behaviour is more common in the oceans than we thought ...

Woodlouse spiders have been to bite humans if they are being handled. On The Sun, we wrote some other explainers about spiders, and how to prepare your home ahead of spider season.