Unfortunately though, they're an unsightly addition to the home. Britain has around 35 species of woodlice and the most common one to find crawling indoors is the garden woodlouse. READ MORE ...

Of the order Isopoda and related to lobsters and crabs, woodlice have been around virtually forever. Ancestral trilobite fossils date from the Eocene period 50 million years ago, but the existence of ...

To their surprise, woodlice and earwigs also consumed significant ... of preserving diverse habitats that support a wide range of species, including those previously considered ecologically ...

The rise of online marketplaces and demand for exotic pets, including lesser-known species like arachnids and woodlice, is driving unsustainable harvesting, often before regulations can catch up.

But these 14-legged goliaths are relatives of the little woodlice you might find scuttling about in the garden - albeit distant cousins. Giant isopods spend the majority of their time on the seabed, ...