Pill bug split

It seems that it is the year of the pill bug. Rollie pollies are everywhere. Well, OK, everywhere that is outside and slightly moist and dark. So many more, though, than we’ve witnesses here before. We even found one that had a different colored front and back. I couldn’t find any studies or speculation on why it is two colors, but did find other photos of the same phenomena. Interestingly, the head is not always the lighter color. Sorry the photo is slightly blurry, by the time I zoomed in to check the photo, the land crustacean had scurried off to hide. There were other creatures in the decaying branch to catalog as well; a wolf spider with an eggs sac, several grubs, and a millipede.

Two-toned common pill woodlouse