#Porcellio

[onenicebugperday]

I thought you might like to see the Flat Boy Council

(Porcellio Werneri!)

They are having an important meeting

[crevicedwelling]

today’s various isopods

[pixelarthropods]

if you drew some isopods i would literally cry ;w;

Here's some of cute isopods! Also please don't cry when you see them. XD

This ones usually grow up to 20 mm. Their names are: Dairy Cow, Ember Bee, Thai Spiky, Blister Tricolor, Porcellio Werneri and Rubber Ducky! I hope you guys like it. ^^

Also I just realized Thai Spiky looks like Eevee kinda. Now I can't unsee that lol

[charzoi]

quick porcellio doodle

[water-based]

I NEED HELP FROM ISOPODS PROS

Lately i bought springtails and this little dude was inside with them!!!

I have no idea what to do now. My isopods are armadillidium and while i am not super sure, i think this dude doesnt look like he is too. What do i do? Could i put him in enclosure with the rest of my guys? I dont really want to buy more of his specific species, i dont think i have enough experience to buy even more isopods, but at the same time i dont think i can just let him go in my garden! I dont want to introduce alien species.

What to do? I feel like keeping him all alone is kinda bad but i dont know what else i could do.

Help ;^;

[yellow-computer-mouse]

isopods 🫵

I LOVE ISOPODS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

okay so!!! you probably know them as a:

roly-poly

pillbug

sowbug

woodlouse

potato bug

[plain text: roly-poly, pillbug, sowbug, woodlouse, potato bug]

or any other regional nickname! i have noticed that cubaris and armadillidium species normally get roly poly or potato bug, while porcellio get sowbug or woodlouse!

Some terminology:

Cephalothorax: The head (1st segment)

Pereon: The abdomen (2-7th segments)

Pleon: The tail (Final 5 segments. These are much smaller)

Pereopods: The legs (7 pairs)

Gonads: Sexual organs (located under the pleon)

[plain text: Cephalothorax: The head (1st segment), Pereon: The abdomen (2-7th segments), Pleons: The tail (Final 5 segments. These are much smaller), Pereopods: The legs (7 pairs), Gonads: Sexual organs (located under the pleon)]

SO!!! there are three main species of terrestrial isopods (that I know lol)

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Armadillidium:

Your typical roly-poly. This is the dark grey, perfectly round little guy you'll find in your backyard. A classic!

[ID: Two Armadillidium isopods. One is dark grey and very round, and the other is slightly orange-tinted and a little flatter. They are on a pinkish-orange rocky background. End ID]

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Porcellio:

These are the really fast ones that look more like lobsters. You know, the ones with the lighter ridges along their sides? Those guys. They can't roll up like an Armadillidium, but they do flex their abdomens like a lobster! Also, sometimes they play dead. I don't know if they're meant to do this, but I've seen it. It's very convincing!

(This is an ABSOLUTE UNIT of an isopod btw. Why are you so big. Calm down. Easy on the protein shakes bro.)

[ID: A Porcellio isopod. It is a dark grey-brown, with light orange ridges along the side of its body. It appears to have small bumps along its back. It is standing on the palm of someone's hand. End ID]

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Cubaris:

These are the really fancy isopods that you'd buy from a breeder. They have a slightly different face shape. Also, they're adorable. My favorites are lemon blues or rubber duckies! (Both images included.)

[Left ID: Several large and small lemon blue isopods on a log. Right ID: A close-up of a rubber ducky isopod with two babies. They are standing on a sandy substrate. End IDs]

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My all-time favorite isopod is the Thai Spiky Isopod. I can't find a species for it, so it's just under the general family Isopoda. I love it ver much tho!!!

[ID: An isopod on a leaf. It is dark brown with two off-white segments in the middle and is covered in small, rounded spikes. Its head and pleon are a lighter brown. End ID]

..... Here's how to sex an isopod!

[ID: A realistic drawing of a terrestrial isopod, showing anatomy. It shows an isopod from its top and its right, as well as a close-up of the gonads. It appears to be a Porcellio isopod. The drawing highlights the cephalothorax, the person, the pleon, the pereopods, the antennae, and the male and female gonads. End ID]

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Fun facts!:

Male isopods have two penises!

Isopods have gills; yes, even these terrestrial ones!

They need to keep their gills moist to breathe.

Despite having gills, they will drown if completely submerged in water!

Isopods molt! They also eat their shed!

[plain text: Male isopods have two penises! Isopods have gills; yes, even these terrestrial ones! They need to keep their gills moist to breathe. Despite having gills, they will drown if completely submerged in water! Isopods molt! They also eat their shed!]

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that's all my yapping! thank you so much! also sorry not sorry for the essay lol

[razehider]

white man or soap bar or something. i've looked around for more because i assume there's recessive fuckery going on but so far every other isopod i've found in the area was Normal

(Porcellio sp., possibly P. laevis? i suck at isopod ID)

[microbestiaire]

Bienvenue aux petits nouveaux de chez mid.reptiles (sur instagram) 🥰

Ils prennent petits à petits leurs aises!

Ça se grimpe dessus, ça se court après, que de mignonnerie! 😊

🐾 Isopodes / Porcellio laevis "orange"

[switchbackhyperloop]

Woop woop shiny isopod alert!

This salt n' pepper cutie spontaneously occurred in the isopod exhibit at my work! They're beautiful!

[smol-lizord]

Lost in the goddamn sauce

[onenicebugperday]

Would you be okay with MANY nice bugs a day? My P. scabers are having a family meal together.

This is too many nice bugs at once and emotionally it's a lot for me to handle. Please tell them they're very cute!

[jazz-dude]

love is in the air.

I seriously need to sell some though, its getting quite full.

[charzoi]

giant canyons are so “40 year old smoker stepdad who likes classic rock and leather jackets” core

[insectomoe]

I love those little friends 😭

[yellow-computer-mouse]

Found this dude thought u needed to see

little dude!!!!!! yipee!!!!!!!!!!!

that's a porcellio!!!!!!! ^^

[morbidsmenagerie]

On more positive news, my first batch of scabers popped. I love how tiny the little manca are!