[2] Its striped appearance is thought to be an example of Batesian mimicry, mimicking the pill millipede Glomeris marginata which secretes noxious chemicals and is native to the same range.

[5] After mating, a female individual will keep fertilized eggs in an egg-pouch on the underside of her body called the marsupium.

After a few weeks, the eggs will emerge from the marsupium as mancae in amounts as many as a hundred babies at a time, though estimates vary.

[7][2] Like other members of its genus, it also enjoys fresh plant matter, lichens, tree bark, and algae.

Commonly called the zebra isopod due to its bold appearance, it is inexpensive and easy to keep.

Along with other isopods, Armadillidium maculatum can be help to turn otherwise useless organic matter like fallen leaves into essential nutrients.