It doesn't roll into a ball, so it's not a roly poly???

Kinda looks like one of those, but I have no idea what it is. I have houseplants, and rose bushes outside of the rooms I found these things in. There's been 4 or 5 so far, mostly found in the bathroom but this one was on the back porch section of the house.....

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Sinks Grove, WV

These are sowbugs; aka woodlice - they are crustaceans that belong to the same order (Isopoda) as roly polys ('pillbugs'). They primarily are scavengers on decomposing organic material, bur when present in large numbers, some species can damage tender young vegetation, such as seedlings in greenhouses. They breathe through gills that must be kept moist and are quite susceptible to desiccation, so moisture control in and around the home is the most important preventive measure you can take.

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