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[B]US propaganda produced during the war.[/B] [t]http://i.imgur.com/SUwZhRB.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This poster advises navy servicemen to not be fussy when it comes to rations.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/y1nFJVU.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This piece was designed to make sure citizens of the US do not fall for German or Japanese propaganda.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/kltrLvr.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This was made to try and get US soldiers to be more alert to the smell of mustard gas, as it is an irritant and can throw a strong assault or defense into disarray.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/2WgeG2l.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This propaganda piece was created in 1945, when the Reich and Imperial Japan was on their knees. It's basically just a recruitment poster.[/QUOTE] [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Afficheamericaine2.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]The allied powers agreed on a policy to knock Germany and Italy out of the war first and then to focus on Japan. This poster represents this policy after Germany was defeated, so this is a very late war poster.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/5N5YURG.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]A poster that encouraged civilians in the US to purchase war bonds, pay taxes and generally do American stuff.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/MTWib8T.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This propaganda was created in 1942 and worked on till 1945. This was to be used for service, but the catch is it was denied from being hung up.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/mhKUA39.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is a powerful poster meant to contrast between the original American revolution and the second world war.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/I3ctTpX.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This was made to encourage factory workers to supply the United States military with scrap metal, steel, weapons, ammo and shells.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Bot7a.gif[/t] [QUOTE]This poster was designed to imply that working less would indirectly aid the Germans, Italians and Japanese armed forces.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/GJ40UWQ.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Fun fact: If you joined the submarine service in the US, you'd get a slightly higher wave due to the job being thought as extremely dangerous.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/xmbnH01.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is an anti Nazi regime picture designed to encourage citizens to aid the US army by joining it and liberating Europe.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/TAhexwY.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This poster depicts Japan as a mouse falling for an Alaskan mouse trap, therefore crippling the mouse.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/2UZ6Tdr.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Much more light-hearted propaganda designed to make citizens laugh and learn that Hitler was bad and foolish.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Z6MNW.jpg?1[/t] [QUOTE]This poster was made to encourage sailors to not waste food so it could be used to aid another hungry sailor.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/PcZfs.gif[/t] [QUOTE]Holy fuck is this racist.[/QUOTE] [B]Part 2: Interwar stuff.[/B] [t]http://i.imgur.com/9av13eR.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]A kind of well known early Soviet propaganda poster depicting Lenin cleaning the Earth. It translates to: [B]"Comrade Lenin cleanses the world of filth."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5c4puvtP1r6y3vao1_1280.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is a poster produced by Der Stalhelm which later merged into the Nazi party to encourage join the earlier youth wing of the party. It translates to: [B]"Join us. Steel Helmet Youth."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/oggX6x7.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Obligatory Ireland.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/cLpgOub.jpg[/t] [QUOTE] This was produced during the 1920 war between the Polish and the USSR, which the Soviets lost. This poster translates to: [B]"Bolshevik freedom."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/tKTPGIv.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Stylized depictions of Polish Uhlans and a Russian worker cutting their heads off with a scythe. Translates to: [B]"Cut it right on time!"[/B] This was made yet again, in the Soviet Polish war.[/QUOTE]

[t]http://qapla.com/8/data/attachment-files/2012/06/114176_ca65711f420b9c92130e2444f20f4ec1.jpg[/t] [t]http://qapla.com/8/data/attachment-files/2012/06/114173_0e9d84f5117f30549eb5f62b7df359f4.jpg[/t] [t]http://qapla.com/8/data/attachment-files/2012/06/114179_e6babb3464118e530821ce337b51bb43.jpg[/t] [t]http://qapla.com/8/data/attachment-files/2012/06/114180_0b56d3cfad508bf50b89ef0eaa297dc5.jpg[/t] [quote][I]Xylocopa caerulea[/I], the [B]Blue Carpenter Bee[/B]. [I]Xylocopa caerulea[/I] is a relatively large species, reaching an average size of 23 millimetres (0.91 in). The thorax region of these insects are covered with light blue hairs, giving it a striking blue colour. The sides of the abdomen and first abdominal segments are also covered by similar, albeit a finer and thinner coat of blue hairs. This species is widely distributed in Southeast Asia, India and Southern China[/quote]

[QUOTE=CaptainHijacks;48477810][IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/9a9cdc542a600dd312c108ec4a8bbc1a/tumblr_npugxt8gpu1se7qtio1_540.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/fc436cf1007a6790603e3a219902aac1/tumblr_npugxt8gpu1se7qtio5_540.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://36.media.tumblr.com/ac5ccbc28b146c997799ca141efb0a78/tumblr_npugxt8gpu1se7qtio8_540.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://41.media.tumblr.com/9d3037556220aa847aaa598f5cf3318c/tumblr_npugxt8gpu1se7qtio9_540.jpg[/IMG] Place is called Shengsi Islands.[/QUOTE] I hate towns like this. Like, we get it. You legalized weed

[B]Here's a good source if you thirst for more WW1 propaganda.[/B] [url]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/irish-ww1-propaganda-posters[/url] [B][I]WW1 Propaganda and stuff.[/I][/B] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Y4Bnt8V.png[/t] [QUOTE]Pretty obvious what the purpose for this was- join the army and see the world.[/QUOTE] [t]https://i.imgur.com/aCqIQvn.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This propaganda is quite interesting. It uses an old form of British currency (shillings) to crush a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm the Second.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/kMID1.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Bit of context here: Back in the early 20th century, smoking was considered healthy and even further back in the 14th century, children were beaten for not smoking.[/QUOTE] [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/The_Empire_Needs_Men_WWI.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is British propaganda calling on the dominions of the empire to join the army and aid Britain in the war effort. It uses the symbol of British pride- a lion to represent Britannia.[/QUOTE] [t]http://abload.de/img/militarismus7msvw.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is German propaganda commenting on the military expenditure of France and Britain, claiming that both nations are militaristic imperialists.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/LLvcG0w.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Irish propaganda during the First World War calling on Irishmen to enlist and save Belgium.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/2FDXZlm.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This Austro-Hungarian propaganda during the First World War called on Austrians to purchase war bonds. The eagle depicted is the symbol of the archaic Holy Roman Empire, which Austria was directly descended from.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/UGTmFdg.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is pre Russian revolution propaganda produced by the Russian state- It depicts Kaiser Wilhelm the second and Franz Josef of Austria running up a tree to escape the Russian bear.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g12185u-1407.jpg?1310607732[/t] [QUOTE]Belgian propaganda showcasing the destruction of Belgium.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3f04107u-1897.jpg?1311652992[/t] [QUOTE]French propaganda that wants to inspire civilians to join the French armed forces.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g13236u-1513.jpg?1311535616[/t] [QUOTE]This propaganda shows an Italian soldier (yes this is Italian propaganda) in front of a conflagration holding a bayoneted rifle in one hand.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g12396u-1511.jpg?1311535616[/t] [QUOTE]Canadian propaganda during the first world war encouraging men to join the army.[/QUOTE] [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Irish_Republic_Flag.jpg/800px-Irish_Republic_Flag.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This doubles as a flag and as propaganda. This is a flag from the 1916 rising, an insurrection organized by the Fenian movement/ Irish Republican Brotherhood/ Irish Republican Army.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g13223u-1515.jpg?1311535617[/t] [QUOTE]A German soldier is depicted standing in the middle of No-Man's land, a grenade in one hand and his trusty rifle in the other.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3f03851u-1880.jpg?1311652973[/t] [QUOTE]This is a French piece that depicts a French soldier going over the top, waiting to dash to the German lines.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g13220u-1517.jpg?1311535617[/t] [QUOTE]This piece of Austrian propaganda depicts a woman representing Austria Hungary holding the flag of the Habsburg dynasty.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g12688u-1449.jpg?1310682436[/t] [QUOTE]This propaganda piece shows a Russian soldier holding up a banner with the text [B]"War until victory!"[/B] inscribed unto the flag.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g03859u-1602.jpg?1311564196[/t] [QUOTE]One of the most famous pieces of propaganda ever made, [B]"I want you!"[/B] was made to encourage Americans to join the US military during WW1.[/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g12183u-1410.jpg?1310607733[/t] [QUOTE]Australian propaganda produced during the war. It depicts a surfer/swimmer enjoying himself in the ocean. This was designed to get Australians to sign up. [/QUOTE] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g10978u-95.jpg?1308958257[/t] [QUOTE]Sorry for the overabundance of Irishness, but this is an interesting poster. It reaches out to the Catholic population of Ireland, with Saint Patrick, one of the most prominent figures in Irish religious history beside a destroyed Belgian church. Saint Patrick happens to be the patron saint of Ireland.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=spoder55;48458738] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Uw3EcHw.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] some of these designs look surprisingly modern

[QUOTE=Zukriuchen;48481247]some of these designs look surprisingly modern[/QUOTE] Truly good design is timeless

[QUOTE=spoder55;48478681][B]Here's a good source if you thirst for more WW1 propaganda.[/B] [URL]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/world-war-1-posters/irish-ww1-propaganda-posters[/URL] [t]http://www.ww1propaganda.com/sites/default/files/3g03859u-1602.jpg?1311564196[/t] [/QUOTE] Which is directly influenced by this British poster featuring [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Kitchener,_1st_Earl_Kitchener"]Lord Kitchener[/URL], who died during WWI when a ship he was sailing struck a mine laid by a German U-Boat. [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Kitchener-leete.jpg[/IMG] Long time ago somebody made a thread that was a lot about propaganda posters. [B]EDIT: [/B]Found it: [url]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1086262&highlight=propaganda[/url] Wished I could've found a larger version, but this is an Italian poster celebrating the attack on Pearl Harbor: [IMG]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/84/78/55/84785591013c3090933c67cbf06260dc.jpg[/IMG]

modern it is: [t]http://i.imgur.com/6WHbsFa.png[/t] [QUOTE]A poster someone made on /r/ sports about the human rights violations of the nation of Qatar, and the inhumane conditions of the building of the stadium for the 2022 world cup.[/QUOTE] [t]https://i.imgur.com/vFOo3DX.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]A Dutch newspaper made this satirical cartoon on the Greek crisis.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/uIAhIid.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]An anti-austerity cartoon produced in 2015. It shows every member state of the EU except Greece running off of a cliff with a sign pointing to [B]"Austerity."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/ej389tX.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]SpaceX poster produced in 2015 to encourage future colonization/tourism of Mars. In this case, Olympus Mons. Which is the highest mountain in the Solar System.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/G9sEQLB.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Unicef poster to try and encourage citizens to stop child labour.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/ki9gQVv.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This one isn't real - and i'm putting it here for a joke. This is a mural to be seen in Fallout 4.[/QUOTE] [t]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/18/53/64/185364cccd9d1215b2e8c7da5438bd15.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Russian propaganda picturing a heavily armed Chinese and Russian warrior ready to slay the Hydra which is made up of the western powers.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/P9h48Ps.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is a pro-Ukrainian propaganda piece with Putin's hand crushing the doomed MH17.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.nahraj.to/f/FfI.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]VERY SUBTLE THERE UKRAINE.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Dh5IEqK.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Pro-Russian Ukrainian propaganda about the European Union, picturing Angela Merkel letting 3 monkeys in steel helmets enter the EU, with a destroyed city faintly visible.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/35hI67w.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]VERY SUBTLE THERE.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/NKeVGgc.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Anti-Donetsk and anti- Russian propaganda produced in 2014.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/XVsfY8q.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Pro-Russian propaganda about the crisis in Ukraine, showing a woman dressed in white depicted as "New Russia."[/QUOTE]

[t]http://i.nahraj.to/f/FfI.jpg[/t] this made me laugh audibly [editline]18th August 2015[/editline] aka green man

[QUOTE=spoder55;48478681]Bit of context here: Back in the early 20th century, smoking was considered healthy and even further back in the 14th century, children were beaten for not smoking.[/QUOTE] Is that a typo? There was no tobacco in Europe in the 14th century.

[QUOTE=Kljunas;48485182]Is that a typo? There was no tobacco in Europe in the 14th century.[/QUOTE] Yes, it is a typo. Thanks for pointing that out.

Since we're posting propaganda, here's the long struggle for women's right to vote in Switzerland: [T]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tx5t3GzoYxQ/UI5YkIGG-WI/AAAAAAAAB00/vJU5g8Rf2Jk/s1600/03_affiche.jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Popular vote on women's suffrage What we have (depicting a happy family) What we risk (depicting a miserable family as the mother is now too busy with politics to take care of her children) (1919)[/QUOTE] [T]http://www.letemps.ch/rw/Le_Temps/Quotidien/2011/02/02/Eclairages/ImagesWeb/06_affiche.jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Do you want this kind of women? Women's suffrage, NO. (1920)[/QUOTE] [T]http://climage.ch/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/FP-Affiche7-730x1024.jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Vote Green! Vote Purple! Vote Red! Vote Yellow! If you do not want that! Vote NO against women's suffrage. (1946)[/QUOTE] [T]http://blogs.rts.ch/passe-present/files/non-au-droit-de-vote-des-femmes-affiche-de-noel-fontanet-bibliotheque-de-geneve.jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Protect her! The woman must not be prey to the parties! Vote NO against women's suffrage. (1953)[/QUOTE] [T]http://www.mhdp.ch/assets/fichiers/images/Citoyenne/A_0578%20(Large).jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Women's suffrage - YES (1959)[/QUOTE] [T]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eHHVHYzKSpo/TUxKRcb9IxI/AAAAAAAAAAo/BnUI5Q7Ldm4/s1600/frauenstimmrecht.jpg[/T] [QUOTE]Leave us out of the game! Women's suffrage, No. (1968...)[/QUOTE] (Women's suffrage was finally adopted in 1971 at the federal level, but wasn't a thing in every canton until 1990.)

I must say, it's pretty fucked how long it took for you Swiss to have universal suffrage.

[B]WW2 Propaganda: Anti-Communist Nazi posters edition.[/B] [t]http://i.imgur.com/UWkEa.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Not exactly a poster, but this was at a trade show in 1932 to promote the Nazi record industry. By the way, those are a pair of Disc Jockeys.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/cWPoyWA.jpg[/t] [QUOTE][B]"JEWS-SUCKING LOUSE-TYPHUS!"[/B] is what this poster says. This was hung in occupied Poland in 1942. It means that Jewish people will give you an illness or two.[/QUOTE] [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/EuthanasiePropaganda.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This Nazi propaganda was made in 1940 to urge Germans to support the T-4 Eugenics program. When translated into English, the text reads: [B]"This person suffering from hereditary defects costs the community 60,000 Reichsmark during his lifetime. Fellow German, that is your money, too."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/a3hvttS.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This German poster was put up in Norway to call on for Norwegians to join the SS or volunteer for the Finnish army during the Continuation War, which was fought between 1941-1945. It translates as: [B]"United front against Bolshevism!"[/B][/QUOTE] [t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/34a63f55fcadc058d2d337e160309fa1/tumblr_njw10wQLTR1rqndjco1_400.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is a common theme in Nazi propaganda posters-anti communism is a prominent theme in Nazi posters and politics due to the belief that Slavs were sub-human and also due to the fact that Leninist thought and National Socialism were directly against each other in political terms. The text translates to: [B]"Europe against Bolshevism."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/5jMS0VL.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This was hung up in occupied Poland to encourage Poles to join the German military on the Eastern Front. The text reads: [B]"In the fight against Bolshevism, the only saviour of Europe is the German soldier!"[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQPbuDTIJkA/Tt_HdHTJ6YI/AAAAAAAAAM4/7UQ2Lt-uUq4/s1600/NIOD01_AG0272_W.JPG[/t] [QUOTE]The Second Front refers to the Western Front. This wanted to sway Dutch people away from the Allied side, because of collateral damage after Allied bombing campaigns against German controlled settlements all over Europe. Translated from Dutch it is in English: [B]"Mother, is this the second front that daddy was talking about?"[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/Z0W0fXQ.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is a Belgian propaganda poster to ask Belgians to join the Wallonian SS- which was the Belgian branch of the SS. It shows the address of where you could recruit at the bottom, and shows the SS symbol killing a Soviet dragon.[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/FneEGAB.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This poster references the massacre at Katyn, when the Soviet Union executed several Polish officers and soldiers and blamed it on Nazi Germany. It translates to: [B]"The forest of the dead at Katyn."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/IqEru.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This is propaganda that calls on Germans to join the SS, as to police the front. It translates to: [B]"SS, the police in service at the front."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/BivCS.jpg[/t] [QUOTE][B]"Germany's victory, Europe's freedom!" is what this poster claims Germany is.[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/aCl3r.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]A painting of Hitler giving a speech to Germans. The offical name of the painting is: [B]"In the beginning was the word.[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/gpqLA.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]Surprise: More anti-Soviet posters! The text translates to: [B]"Bolshevism unmasked."[/B][/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/QT2L6.jpg[/t] [QUOTE]This was designed to get women to join the Auxiliary corps of the Luftwaffe- It translates to: [B]"Help achieve victory as a Luftwaffe woman's signal auxiliary.[/B][/QUOTE] Not much propaganda, I have to say.

[QUOTE=spoder55;48485772] [t]http://i.imgur.com/gpqLA.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Looks like a fucking metal album cover that got the pentagram wrong

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[QUOTE=Araknid;48485094][t]http://i.nahraj.to/f/FfI.jpg[/t] this made me laugh audibly [editline]18th August 2015[/editline] aka green man[/QUOTE] These look like some mafia-type card game classes or something.

[t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/d2f39506f5ab74b852139d98105765e4/tumblr_nsyg54twIH1qet2t9o1_540.jpg[/t] [quote]Caterpillar of Saturniidae Moth[/quote]

Looks like delicious candy.

Its like a drag queen of the insect world.

[quote][img]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/EuthanasiePropaganda.jpg[/img][/quote] I still see people talking about things like this. I think some people forget that eugenics wasn't just about wanting to kill people of other races but also 'drains on the economy'.

[t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/2e3384f87b6c2ba4046e61f4082c6f34/tumblr_nt3ds11Syi1qc6jxfo1_1280.jpg[/t] [t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/5efb8be6af00fd27f9040669a098f7c1/tumblr_nt3ds11Syi1qc6jxfo2_500.png[/t] [quote]Old local names in Britain for the Common Woodlouse ([I]Armadillidium vulgare[/I])[/quote]

[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;48486697][t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/2e3384f87b6c2ba4046e61f4082c6f34/tumblr_nt3ds11Syi1qc6jxfo1_1280.jpg[/t] [t]https://41.media.tumblr.com/5efb8be6af00fd27f9040669a098f7c1/tumblr_nt3ds11Syi1qc6jxfo2_500.png[/t][/QUOTE] I wonder if the names are as varied in the U.S. Here (central Massachusetts) we call them pillbugs

[QUOTE=Articsledder;48487089]I wonder if the names are as varied in the U.S. Here (central Massachusetts) we call them pillbugs[/QUOTE] Rolly Pollies or Pillbugs are common names around here in Illinois

Call em potatoe bugs

I call em woodlice.

[QUOTE=Arc Nova;48487143]Call em potatoe bugs[/QUOTE] [img]http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/orthopt/Jerusalem1.jpg[/img] [t]http://www.hhpest.com/media/uploads/2013/11/22/images/jerusalem_cricket_on_hand.jpg[/t] This is also a "Potato Bug". Actually it is the Jerusalem Cricket, or [i]Stenopelmatus navajo[/i]. There are several species of Jerusalem Cricket, most of them living in the southwestern United States. They make noises to attract mates, but instead of the usual cricket "song", they beat their abdomen against the ground rhythmically.

Where I'm from they're called rollie-pollie-roundy-brownie-leggy-spleggings.

where i come from we call them words.

[QUOTE=Articsledder;48487089]I wonder if the names are as varied in the U.S. Here (central Massachusetts) we call them pillbugs[/QUOTE] In Oregon and Washington I've only ever heard them called pillbugs or potato bugs. So it looks like it's fairly consistent across the US in comparison to the UK.