Armadillidiidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:family
gptkbp:activity_pattern active at night
gptkbp:adaptations water retention
burrowing
gptkbp:application biomonitoring
gptkbp:behavior nocturnal
gptkbp:body_shape segmented body
gptkbp:breeding_season spring to summer
gptkbp:color varies from gray to brown
gptkbp:color_variation albino forms
gptkbp:coloration gptkb:camouflage
gptkbp:common_name pill bugs
gptkbp:conservation_status least concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance used in education
gptkbp:defense_mechanism roll into a ball
gptkbp:diet detritivore
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:environmental_impact decomposers
gptkbp:foot seven pairs
gptkbp:fossil_record dating back to the Jurassic
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Armadillidium
gptkb:Oniscus
gptkb:Cylindrocarcinus
Philoscia
Eurydesmus
gptkbp:gills modified for terrestrial life
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
decaying wood
under rocks
leaf litter
gptkbp:habitat_preference moist environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armadillidiidae
gptkbp:issues not insects
not true bugs
gptkbp:larval_stage direct development
gptkbp:lifespan 2 to 3 years
gptkbp:notable_species gptkb:Armadillidium_vulgare
gptkbp:orbit_type two pairs
gptkbp:predators gptkb:birds
small mammals
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Isopoda
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research studied for ecology
gptkbp:size 1 to 2 cm
some species larger than 2 cm
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships gptkb:yeast
gptkbp:training chitinous
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isopoda
gptkb:Malacostraca
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6