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over a year ago
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What do they call them round your way, here in Devon they’re called ‘chiselbobs’, ‘chuggy-pig‘, ‘granfer-grog’, ‘curly button’ ‘sour bug’ ‘tiddy hog’, to name but a few ?! |
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"Locally here they call them granny greys no idea why they are sodding wood lice!  "
Granny Greys is very much the Welsh term, also Crunchy Bats for some reason. |
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"Pill bugs or just plain old woodlice  I expect there are exceptional woodlice, don’t wanna rattle the woodlouse admirers too much  "
They can be a pedantic bunch |
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I saw something yesterday about regional names for wood lice yesterday. Apparently around this way they are known as billy buttons. I have never heard this in my life, I only know them as wood lice. |
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"I saw something yesterday about regional names for wood lice yesterday. Apparently around this way they are known as billy buttons. I have never heard this in my life, I only know them as wood lice."
They have different names all over the world, but hundreds in the UK |
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I would say woodlice.
Mr would probably explain that there are 30+ different species and give the scientific names for the more common ones. He would then get excited and have to go and find the dusty book he has on Woodlice of the British Isles published in 1954 which he brought for £2 from a charity shop. He would then proceed to dismantle the compost heap in order to find some specimens to examine and identify using his handy field microscope. He can be great fun but certain things are guaranteed to bring out his inner nerd. |
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"I would say woodlice.
Mr would probably explain that there are 30+ different species and give the scientific names for the more common ones. He would then get excited and have to go and find the dusty book he has on Woodlice of the British Isles published in 1954 which he brought for £2 from a charity shop. He would then proceed to dismantle the compost heap in order to find some specimens to examine and identify using his handy field microscope. He can be great fun but certain things are guaranteed to bring out his inner nerd. "
That’s cool though, we all need things to get lost in. |
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"I would say woodlice.
Mr would probably explain that there are 30+ different species and give the scientific names for the more common ones. He would then get excited and have to go and find the dusty book he has on Woodlice of the British Isles published in 1954 which he brought for £2 from a charity shop. He would then proceed to dismantle the compost heap in order to find some specimens to examine and identify using his handy field microscope. He can be great fun but certain things are guaranteed to bring out his inner nerd. "
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"I saw something yesterday about regional names for wood lice yesterday. Apparently around this way they are known as billy buttons. I have never heard this in my life, I only know them as wood lice."
Ohhh I like that, it’s kinda cute
Pass me that copy of yesterday’s Sun so I can smash that Billy button yeah it cute  |
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"I would say woodlice.
Mr would probably explain that there are 30+ different species and give the scientific names for the more common ones. He would then get excited and have to go and find the dusty book he has on Woodlice of the British Isles published in 1954 which he brought for £2 from a charity shop. He would then proceed to dismantle the compost heap in order to find some specimens to examine and identify using his handy field microscope. He can be great fun but certain things are guaranteed to bring out his inner nerd. "
When I read this comment quoted in a later comment, I just knew it was you! Having scrolled up to check, I'm not disappointed |
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"who the fuck would think we`re reduced to discussing woodlice lol   "
Why not. It’s fascinating they’re so many different names for one bug, it’s totally unique. |
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"I would say woodlice.
Mr would probably explain that there are 30+ different species and give the scientific names for the more common ones. He would then get excited and have to go and find the dusty book he has on Woodlice of the British Isles published in 1954 which he brought for £2 from a charity shop. He would then proceed to dismantle the compost heap in order to find some specimens to examine and identify using his handy field microscope. He can be great fun but certain things are guaranteed to bring out his inner nerd.
When I read this comment quoted in a later comment, I just knew it was you! Having scrolled up to check, I'm not disappointed "
I do aim to please |
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Woodlice... I call them pillbugs though because of a kids tv program, called Creepy Crawlies, that I loved... Possibly as a child but may have been a teenager, I can't remember... The woodlouse always said he was a pillbug |
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"Moch y coed, translated to tree pigs
Also gwrach y lludw, (witch of the ashes)
One Welsh phrase I can remember is mochyn budr
You've reminded me, Taff  "
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Around october into november I,ve been finding what it seems the dryed husks of woodlice clumbed together behind Items on the floor our friendly house spider may be the culprit, woodlice can be a pest in the wrong places, I think they are thou not certain the only crustacean that live on the land in the uk I,ve not checked google for that. |
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"Cheeselogs in Reading where I was born. Confuses everyone round y’ere "
I was just about to say that but I’ve never heard anyone in Reading call them that  |
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"I'm more of a stag beetle woman, myself.
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I still remember the wonder when I saw one of these for the first time. It Wass in a wooden bridge we walked across to a pub when we were on holiday in Norfolk when I was about nine. Brill. Like seeing a dinosaur come to life! Fucking huge too.
Although I was quite small.
Leather jackets as an alternative woodlice name?? |
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