woodlouse

/ ˈwʊdˌlaʊs /

noun

1. any of various small terrestrial isopod crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Porcellio, etc, which have a flattened segmented body and occur in damp habitats See also pill bug

Example Sentences

Even bugs as small as woodlice can disperse seeds they eat, setting a new record for smallest animal recorded to do so.

From Science Daily

At less than 11 millimeters long the rough woodlouse, a drab scaly invertebrate that feasts on decaying vegetation, might seem like an unlikely master gardener.

From Science Magazine

He snorted and dug his powerful claws into the rotten tree trunk, sending beetles and woodlice scurrying as he tore out a chunk of the spongy timber.

From Literature

I have just had to do a scene in a film coming out later this year that involved woodlice swarming over a pizza box.

From The Guardian

“That’s the very last thing I wanted to do to an old friend,” she says to the dead woodlouse, as it disappears down the drain.

From New York Times