Question
Do Rollie Pollies climb?

Answer
Yes they can climb. Try it put one in your hand and it will crawl up your hand.

They are called pill bugs.

. Pillbug Facts

  1.   Many people mistakenly think that pillbugs are insects but in fact, pillbugs are crustaceans as are lobsters, shrimp, and crabs. Both insects and crustaceans are classified in a larger group known as the arthropods. Arthropods are animals with exoskeletons and jointed appendages.

  2.   Pillbugs are classified in a group of crustaceans known as isopods. There are about 4000 species of identified isopods. Most isopods live in marine habitats, some live in fresh water, and a few like pillbugs live on land.

  3.   Some land isopods roll up in a ball or pill when disturbed, hence the term pillbug. Other names for pillbugs are sow bugs, wood lice, potato bugs, and roly-pollies. Roller is a term used to describe a pillbug that rolls up in a ball. Hiker is a term used to describe a pillbug that runs when disturbed.

  4.   Because pillbugs breathe through gill-like structures, they must live in moist places. They prefer dimly lighted or dark habitats and live underneath rocks, logs, boards, leaves, etc. They eat decaying wood, leaves, and other vegetation.

  5.   Pillbugs are 5 to 15 mm long and have three body regions; head, thorax, and abdomen. Most of the pillbug's exoskeleton consists of shield-like plates. The body is flattened laterally. Each of the seven pairs of legs is identical. There is one pair of antenna and one pair of compound eyes.

  6.   The young hatch from eggs that are carried in a brood pouch under the thorax of the female. The young are self-sufficient after hatching.

  7.   Pillbugs grow by molting. They shed their exoskeleton and grow a new one. During molting pillbugs crawl out of the back half of the old exoskeleton first, and a few days later crawl out of the front half.

  8.   Pill bugs are safe to handle. They do not bite, sting, or transmit diseases to humans. They do not harm other plants or animals. They are not economically important, but they play an important role in decomposing dead plant material.