Pill Bugs

Pillbugs grow to be almost 1/2 inch long with many body segments and 7 pairs of legs!!

These bugs are related to lobsters and shrimp!!  They even have gills! 

Pillbug females lay eggs that they carry in a pouch under their body.  These eggs hatch into baby pillbugs that look just like their Moms.  They stay in her pouch for about 2 months before they go off on their own.

Pillbugs stay in the dark under stones or logs during the day and come out to eat at night.  They like to eat dead plants as well as yummy live plants, like cucumbers.

Earwig

• Earwigs are easy to identify because of their pinchers on the back of their bodies. 
• Adult earwigs have 2 sets of wings, one hidden under the other. 
• They don't fly very much, though.
• Earwigs are hatched from egss and then they stay with their Moms for a few days before leaving on their own.  
• They also like to stay in dark places, like under wood or rocks during the day and then come out to eat at night.  
• They like to eat insects, moss, lichen and fungi.

Centipedes

• Both centipedes and Millipedes have lot of legs.  
• You can tell if you have a centipede or a millipede based on how many legs are present on each body segment. 
• Millipedes have 2 pair of legs per segment and centipedes one.
• Centipedes also have long antennae.  
• Centipedes can run quickly.  
• Centipedes hatch from eggs and look somewhat like adults only with less legs.  
• Centipedes like to be in dark places during the day and at night they catch their food, which is mostly insects and spiders.  
• Centipedes kill their prey by grasping it with their fangs and injecting venom.

Millipedes

• Millipedes  are slower then centipedes and are more rounded.  
• They move in a wave like manner.  
• They also hatch from eggs and go through several larval stages where they molt. 
• Millipedes also like it dark and feed at night.  They like to eat decomposing plants usually.
• They curl up into a little ball like this picture when they are disturbed and often release a liquid that is stinky and can irritate your skin if you touch them.

Earthworms

• Earthworms live in the dirt, even eat it and then push it out their rectums!! 
•  They push their throat out through their mouths to grab their food ( normally leaves of plants) and then get it wet with saliva. 
•  They then push it down their esophagus into their crop where it is stored until they are hungry.  The then move it into their gizzard whre the soil that they have eaten is.  
• The rocks in the soil crush up the leaves.  Then the food goes to their intestine where digestive juices break the food down more.  
• The food that is needed goes into its bloodstream, while the food that it does not need leaves their body as soil!!

• Half to three-quarters of an inch long.
• Identifiable by their shiny silver scales, which cover their entire bodies.
• Have two thin antennae and very small eyes, almost impossible to spot with the naked eye.
• Live in damp, dark areas in households
• Live for 3 years on average. Silverfish can also live up to one year without consuming food and usually rarely die from a lack of food.
• Can damage books, food and wooden materials that are held together by glue. They usually leave behind holes or yellow stains after feeding on substances that contain protein, starch or glue.