what are rollie pollies actually called?
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The pill bug is the only crustacean that has become completely adapted to spending its life on land. Pill bugs are sometimes referred to as rollie pollies. This name is due to the fact that the pill bug can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed.
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They both hail from Scotland, are similar in type and originally were bred for vermin hunting. The primary difference between Westies -- West Highland white terriers -- and Scotties, or Scottish terriers, is that the former is always white, while the latter is never that shade.
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Ayrshire New Potatoes / Ayrshire Earlies is the name given to immature potatoes of the Solanum tuberosum species of the Solanaceae family grown in Ayrshire, Scotland. The potato has the following characteristics: It is small in size, 15 – 70mm diameter, due to the young age.
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They are all names from different parts of the British Isles to describe this tiny purple moorland berry – generally speaking the Welsh call them wimberries, the Irish call them fraughans, the English say bilberries and the Scottish use the word blaeberry, although there are many derivations of the word and regional ...
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Pill bugs are sometimes referred to as rollie pollies. This name is due to the fact that the pill bug can roll up into a tight ball when disturbed. Pill bugs live around the world.
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One of the nicknames for the RMP is the "Monkey Hangers". While the exact origins of the nickname (now shortened to "Monkey") are not known, one possible origin comes from the time of the Napoleonic Wars, when a merchant ship docked at Hartlepool; on board the ship was a small monkey dressed in a sailor's costume.
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They are sometimes known as meadow mice or field mice in North America and Australia. Vole species form the subfamily Arvicolinae with the lemmings and the muskrats.
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Bugbies (AKA Bugs) are mascots of CBeebies who are yellow blobs. CBBC also had Bugbies but they were green.
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What is a male and female hare called? A male hare is called a jack, a female is a jill.
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The crustacean's life begins as a tiny egg, several dozen of which are laid by the female. She carries the eggs on her underside, between her legs, in a brood pouch called a marsupium. The gestation period for roly polies is 4-6 weeks. When hatched, they are fully formed but barely visible due to their small size.
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You may have seen them in fine-dining restaurants — cute, little hens served up one per plate. These tiny members of the poultry family are called Cornish game hens. But the name is a bit of a misnomer, because they're neither Cornish nor game birds. They're just little chickens.
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A Vole by Any Other Name Often mistaken for a mouse, it is no wonder that the vole is commonly called a “field mouse” or “meadow mouse.” In fact, although related to mice, they have smaller ears, shorter tails and legs, a blunt nose and stocky bodies.
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Pullets = all female chicks although sexing is never fully accurate so there might be a rooster or two. Straight run = a mix of hens and roosters.
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Flebsy is Australian. Bandi, the brother of Sketch. Does not currently have a mascot. Bandi is American.
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A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young female is called a jenny. A group of wild turkeys is called a flock, a group of domesticated turkeys is commonly referred to as a rafter.
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Kiwi (/ˈkiwi/ KEE-wee) or kiwis are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites (which also consist of ostriches, emus, rheas, and cassowaries).
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A male emu is called a cock. The female is called a hen, and the babies are called chicks.