Potato Bug Merch

I hate these things.

If you plant potatoes, the Colorado Potato Beetle will come and find you. It’s not a question of if... but WHEN. I always liked collecting these huge yellow beetles from my mom’s potato patch. She wasn’t as thrilled about them as me.

The Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle or the potato bug, is a major pest of potato crops. It is approximately 10 millimetres (0.39 in) long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each of its elytra. Native to America, it spread rapidly in potato crops across America and then Europe from 1859 onwards.

Armadillos look like giant potato bugs!

Image of Pat the Potato Bug

Certified pill.

"I'm in a pickle." "That looks more like a potato to me."

Oh, would you look at that! This little thing is scientifically classified as part of the Armadillidiidae family. It's a little bug that goes by many names...

This precious thing is like a tiny armadillo! It's a little bug that goes by many names...

Colorado potato beetle anti emblem with bug. Colorado potato beetle, potato bug. Vector illustration.

male ladybug

This little Roly-Poly (Armadillidium) is on the forest floor on the moss and leaves under a mushroom. The doodles include macro sand images, so cool.

cricket tattoo

Roly Poly Pattern

Trippy Isopod (Armadillidium vulgare) Acrylics on 11" x 14" wood panel Whether you call them an isopod, woodlouse, pill bug, potato bug, roly poly, or slater, these ubiquitous little arthropods are peaceful and underappreciated little creatures. As detritivores (eating decomposing plant matter), they are an essential part of the ecosystem. They make excellent pets and are easy to care for in captivity, provided their needs are met. They are highly gregarious and social, and the females have a strong maternal instinct and will actively protect their young. Their common name "pill-bug" refers to the fact that they can curl themselves up into a tight ball when threatened. Not all isopods have this ability.

Pill bugs (also known as isopods, roly polies, potato bugs, and more!) painted with forget-me-not-flowers and oak leaves. A repeating pattern.

A colorful isopod ready to party!