The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

Woodlice are perfectly harmless ... or even the invasion by other species such as mites or fungi,’ says Tony King, pest control expert and owner and manager of The Pied Piper.

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 ...

They prefer hidden areas near the ground under furniture, or dark low corners, from where they hunt for woodlice and crawling insects. This species has a light band that runs down the centre of their ...

Over 96% of all the animal species on Earth are invertebrate ... t have a spine or backbone inside their body. Minibeasts, like woodlice and centipedes, are all small invertebrates, but not ...

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.