Wonderful wording - reminiscent of Lynne Truss!
They survive in damp, slightly cool shelters, so need to crawl under stones etc. Their food is damp, decaying wood or woody plant material, so they are associated with bark etc.
Woodlice can live on a very small amount of oxygen, they are specially adapted to live under rocks and logs. They have very small lungs.
woodlice loose water rapidly and by living under stones it prevents the sun from affecting them therefore they are able to retain more water. But sometimes they live under rocks and logs because its damp and wet.
woodlice like to live under things that are dark so they don't get dried out, eg: under stones, plant pots, and under bricks and wood.
A woodlouse has a long, stiff, segmented exoskeleton. These features of the woodlouse's exoskeleton enables it to survive under stones and bark.
its gills
because that's their habitat like ours is earth. ;)
Under rotten logs
in damp dark places eg. under rocks and big stones
They live in damp, musky areas and usually live under bricks, inside tree stumps or under large stones. They eat decaying plants, or soft or rotting trees. They also sometimes eat animal waste for nutrients.
They like to live in damp moist places.
Because They Don't Like The Light!!Improved answer: they live in damp areas and keep out sunlight. Sunlight make the temperature of the area higher. They don'tlike it.
i don't really know i am trying to find out myself
I only know that woodlice dislike sunlight and they most probably will be hiding under a log or stone in your garden