Puzzle Description:

Woodlouse - specifically the genus Armadillidium. Or more commonly known as a "pill bug" or "roly-poly"

#1: Ron Jacobson (shmily999) on Aug 26, 2010

Good puzzle. ALthough, they only look like this for a second, then they are kind of flatter!

nice image
fairly easy solve as it flowed nicely

I like the bug puzzles. I've also heard these called "potato bugs." Not an insect but a crustacean.

Eww!

thanks for a puzzle i could solve :)

Another one of yours I've solved. Am I getting better or are you a humanitarian?

Trish... the other shoe will drop soon :D

Trish - maybe a little of both. I did make this one a little easier than most puzzles I create.

I too enjoyed this one ... I remember playing with them as a child with my brother. We would get them to roll up and then gently roll them along.

I like the way the solve on this one flowed and I think the symetry is cool.

ditto #9

Armadillidium? LOL I haven't seen one since I was a kid.

Fun little puzzle.

Did you know they have 14 legs? They're kind of hard to count though. They won't stay still.

great puzzle. never knew the real name.

Thanks all.

The diagonal symmetry made this one fun to solve.

Thanks.

I'm stuck and can't see where it flows nicely. Is there some advanced logic in this one? Thanks Gator I got it now... not sure how I missed it before.

There is not advanced logic for this one, but there is some "this cell could either be part of a 2 clue or a 3 clue, so this other cell must be filled in" kind of logic.

For example, at some point in column 2, you should have R8C2 a dot and R9C2 black. The clues in that column are 4 2. R9C2 is either part of the 4 clue or the 2 clue. In either case, R10C2 would be black.

Also pay attention to what happens in column 4 and row 12.

I hope this helps.

I really like these diagonal-symmetry Gator puzzles.

Thanks Kristen.

Trying to solve all my saved puzzles. It's hard to pickup and start again; especially if you come across an error. I had to clear it all and start again. Great puzzle Gator. Didn't realize a pill bug was also a woodlouse. Learn something new everyday!

Thanks!

Did it...loved the puzzle and loved the comments, Gator!

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