Who knew there were so many different regional names for woodlice?
LOVE THIS!!! The different British common names for WOODLICE!!! HT @MooseAllain @pakasuchus (Art by Conor Houghton) https://t.co/RFVMSneo6d pic.twitter.com/UfjiHtJL9R
— Jan Freedman (@JanFreedman) September 6, 2017
You can find the original here.
Turns out there’s more.
My dad called them johnny walkers: I don't know if that's Wiltshire dialect, or Westmorland where his mum was from, or just him. #woodlice
— Jude Gibbons (@judeGibbons) September 6, 2017
I'm from South Wales and we've always called them quogs 🍃
— MrsB (@MrsB_inthehills) September 7, 2017
I think crunchy bats has to be the funniest! Wonderful
— MrsB (@MrsB_inthehills) September 7, 2017