Alex was on the third batch of Pill Bugs now.
The first two batches had produced an average of 40 Pill Bugs each, not including the ones that had died in their infancy or were deliberately gotten rid of by Alex.
Some of the Pill Bugs were born with clear deficiencies, such as short limbs, slow growth, or even discoloration that might have been a hint toward bigger issues. He could hardly allow such Pill Bugs to bear offspring, so he removed them from the group.
Since the Pill Bugs ate so much blood, he also wasn't willing to waste any on them. It might have been a good idea to keep them around and use them just as they were, but after understanding the life cycle of a Pill Bug much better, he decided not to bother with it at all.
Pill Bugs had exactly four stages in their life cycle.
