Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Potato Bug

 

Some of you guessed a sowbug was called

a potato bug. I knew this was way off. I hope

this helps out ... ugly little buggers.

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17 comments:

  1. Handy HandsomeJune 9, 2026 at 1:31 PM

    There was one pic of an actual Colorado Potato Beetle.
    They are not the same.

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    1. Woodsterman (Odie)June 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM

      Handy Handsome, now I'm really confused.

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    2. Handy HandsomeJune 13, 2026 at 4:24 AM

      Here is the Jerusalem Cricket:
      https://tinyurl.com/36vec83x
      And here is a Colorado Potato Beetle:
      https://tinyurl.com/22c5d3w2

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  2. CrotalusJune 9, 2026 at 1:45 PM

    Yep. That’s a potato bug, also known as a Jerusalem Cricket. They can give a painful bite!

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  3. CrotalusJune 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM

    Addendum to my last post: pill bugs are the ones that can roll up into little balls. Sow bugs are a flatter version that doesn’t roll up. Surprise! They’re both crustaceans, like crabs and crawdads!
    Oh, yeah! SoCal, here.

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    1. Woodsterman (Odie)June 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM

      Crotalus, here's where I disagree. I only saw sow bugs and they rolled up into a ball.

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    2. CrotalusJune 10, 2026 at 10:52 AM

      I reckon we do there, but I do see both forms here in SoCal.

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  4. AnonymousJune 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM

    Yes, that's a "potato bug." The pill bugs, etc are "wood lice." Bear Grylls or some other survival nut says that crushing them up in water and boiling them will provide substantial protein if lost in the woods, etc. I hope to NEVER be that hungry.

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  5. CrotalusJune 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM

    ??? Wha’ hoppen to my previous post? Anyway, yes, that’s a potato bug, also known as a Jerusalem cricket. Ugly as sin, and man, thaey can bite!

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  6. AnonymousJune 9, 2026 at 3:19 PM

    Boiling them will provide substantial protein if lost in the woods, etc. I hope to NEVER be that hungry. Holey CRAP, me neither!! Don

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  7. Ned EastwoodJune 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM

    It's will always be a rolley polley to me

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