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I did this with my indoor pots, had a couple of rolly pollies, was like oh cool I'll give them this rock and stick to chill on. Fast forward 2 years - The Inte

by _akhe 2y ago

I did this with my indoor pots, had a couple of rolly pollies, was like oh cool I'll give them this rock and stick to chill on. Fast forward 2 years - The Interpot Federation of Rolly Pollies have sent me a declaration of war. They have a standing army of 4 million rollies and a mercenary crew of centipedes. Their demands are as follows: - Keep the strawberry tops flowing - More water but not TOO much water - The kids want a pump track to roll around on

polishdude20 2y ago
Did they colonize your desert regions? They always colonize the desert regions.
tastyfreeze 2y ago
You lack predators to keep the population of the Interpot Federation of Rolly Pollies in check. As their God I suggest you encourage a religion that requires rolly polly sacrifice to please you. If they don't adopt there is always alien abduction or the threat of drought to urge compliance. You have to decrease their numbers before they start getting uppity thinking they can conquer the kingdom of god.
- jnellis 2y ago
  Who is that predator? I wish to hire them desperately. We had an agreement that the federation would stick to just the dead material but there are obviously some free thinking factions at work. Now I'm growing lettuce as just the distraction crop for them (and the slugs) to protect the other youngling starts and strawberries.
  - mythrwy 2y ago
    Chickens love rolly pollies.
  - curtisblaine 2y ago
    Dysdera Crocata is a spider literally evolved around killing and eating roly-poly. As they need to pierce the roly-poly's exoskeleton, their bite is painful (but harmless) for humans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse_spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse_spider
    - jnellis 2y ago
      I've seen this guy by the shed, thanks. I'll ask him if he's busy this summer.
    - _akhe 2y ago
      On lice/louse: When it's plural as in "lice" it's an obvious problem to be eradicated. But why in the singular form of "louse" do I suddenly imagine a Fantastic Mr. Fox character? A little guy holding a tiny briefcase waiting for the bus in Louse Land. It should be the opposite, because looking at lots of them is like "Ahh rolly pollies! Cool!" But if you zoom in on one's face... you notice some ancient trilobyte Alien 3 finger fangs rapidly shoving microbes into its pie hole, who knows what kind of monster this thing is to all the hapless beings down on its level. The spider doesn't care about any of this shit, he's just like: "Not in my house, louse." before spinning him up in his butt threads and draining his blood like a literal vampire. Nature is awesome.
    - Eddy_Viscosity2 2y ago
      This sounds like an escalation I've heard before: There was an old lady who swallowed a cow; I don't know how she swallowed a cow! She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her, She swallowed the spider to catch the roly-poly; I don't know why she swallowed a roly-poly – perhaps she'll die!
- endofreach 2y ago
  Last summer, I sat down on our terrace in the dark. We had a temporary old wooden table. In the corner of my eye, I saw something small scurry across the table. When I turned on my flashlight, I saw around 2-3 dozen rolly pollies standing around an almost completely burnt out candle in a semi-circle like at a concert or so. It looked like a ritual or as if they were worshipping something. Unfortunately, I quickly got disgusted (because I'm a wimp when it comes to insects) and retreated back into the house. But I haven't been able to get this image out of my head for a year. And since you commented about the god of rolly pollies, I finally had the chance to share it. I wish i had taken a photo of it. P.S: while googling to check if rolly polly is the correct translation to my native tongue, i found out that they're not even insects but crustaceans.
adolph 2y ago
Mist with olive oil and have them roll around in cocoa powder. Deelish, Like an inside out M&M!
hinkley 2y ago
Pillbugs usually eat decaying plant matter. But if they're hungry they'll go after plants, particularly new shoots at ground level. Internet is full of people arguing about whether seedling damage is caused by some unseen creature or pillbugs.

by _akhe 2y ago

polishdude20 2y ago

Did they colonize your desert regions? They always colonize the desert regions.

tastyfreeze 2y ago

You lack predators to keep the population of the Interpot Federation of Rolly Pollies in check. As their God I suggest you encourage a religion that requires rolly polly sacrifice to please you. If they don't adopt there is always alien abduction or the threat of drought to urge compliance. You have to decrease their numbers before they start getting uppity thinking they can conquer the kingdom of god.

jnellis 2y ago
Who is that predator? I wish to hire them desperately. We had an agreement that the federation would stick to just the dead material but there are obviously some free thinking factions at work. Now I'm growing lettuce as just the distraction crop for them (and the slugs) to protect the other youngling starts and strawberries.
- mythrwy 2y ago
  Chickens love rolly pollies.
- curtisblaine 2y ago
  Dysdera Crocata is a spider literally evolved around killing and eating roly-poly. As they need to pierce the roly-poly's exoskeleton, their bite is painful (but harmless) for humans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse_spider https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodlouse_spider
  - jnellis 2y ago
    I've seen this guy by the shed, thanks. I'll ask him if he's busy this summer.
  - _akhe 2y ago
    On lice/louse: When it's plural as in "lice" it's an obvious problem to be eradicated. But why in the singular form of "louse" do I suddenly imagine a Fantastic Mr. Fox character? A little guy holding a tiny briefcase waiting for the bus in Louse Land. It should be the opposite, because looking at lots of them is like "Ahh rolly pollies! Cool!" But if you zoom in on one's face... you notice some ancient trilobyte Alien 3 finger fangs rapidly shoving microbes into its pie hole, who knows what kind of monster this thing is to all the hapless beings down on its level. The spider doesn't care about any of this shit, he's just like: "Not in my house, louse." before spinning him up in his butt threads and draining his blood like a literal vampire. Nature is awesome.
  - Eddy_Viscosity2 2y ago
    This sounds like an escalation I've heard before: There was an old lady who swallowed a cow; I don't know how she swallowed a cow! She swallowed the cow to catch the goat, She swallowed the goat to catch the dog, She swallowed the dog to catch the cat, She swallowed the cat to catch the bird, She swallowed the bird to catch the spider That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her, She swallowed the spider to catch the roly-poly; I don't know why she swallowed a roly-poly – perhaps she'll die!
endofreach 2y ago
Last summer, I sat down on our terrace in the dark. We had a temporary old wooden table. In the corner of my eye, I saw something small scurry across the table. When I turned on my flashlight, I saw around 2-3 dozen rolly pollies standing around an almost completely burnt out candle in a semi-circle like at a concert or so. It looked like a ritual or as if they were worshipping something. Unfortunately, I quickly got disgusted (because I'm a wimp when it comes to insects) and retreated back into the house. But I haven't been able to get this image out of my head for a year. And since you commented about the god of rolly pollies, I finally had the chance to share it. I wish i had taken a photo of it. P.S: while googling to check if rolly polly is the correct translation to my native tongue, i found out that they're not even insects but crustaceans.

adolph 2y ago

Mist with olive oil and have them roll around in cocoa powder. Deelish, Like an inside out M&M!

hinkley 2y ago

Pillbugs usually eat decaying plant matter. But if they're hungry they'll go after plants, particularly new shoots at ground level. Internet is full of people arguing about whether seedling damage is caused by some unseen creature or pillbugs.