An Indoor Roly-Poly Infestation Could Indicate A Water Problem. While roly-polies will not cause damage to your home, their presence means there could be something amiss.

The Roly-Poly Pot tips over when the plant needs water. The agua inside is off center and balances a counterweight in the base. The design, by Samgmin Bae, is meant to indicate when the plant is ...

New Aquatic 'Roly-Poly' Found in Los Angeles. Published May 18, 2015 at 2:36 PM EDT Updated Mar 30, ... and why, if you put them in a terrarium without plenty of water, they will quickly suffocate.

Too much water and they drown. While they are different animals they are often called by the same common names such as woodlouse, potato bug, doodlebug or roly-poly.