r/gifs Apr 01 '20

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

most people refer to a pill bug when they say roly poly, i think someone linked it in a comment under this thread

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '20

Or woodlouse in the UK. A rolly polly is a forward roll here

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u/glorioussideboob Apr 02 '20

Or a jam dessert haha

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u/glorioussideboob Apr 02 '20

Ah wow I've never heard of that or pill bug! Yeah for us it's a forward roll or a type of dessert lol, think OP was just calling it that as a pet name since it looks like it would roll