#agnaridae

[herpsandbirds]

I have a picture of an isopod I saw when working in Fez, Morocco. Thought you would appreciate it.

The North African Desert Woodlouse!

I believe, if I'm correctly seeing a bumpy exoskeleton on this fellow, that it is...

Hemilepistus reaumuri, family Agnaridae, found across North Africa

What a cutie!

[herpsandbirds]

Your fave roly polies - go!

Ok, I got 2 wonderful terrestrial isopods for you...

Clown Isopod (Armadillidium klugii), family Armadillidiidae, found in the Balkan- Dalmatian area of eastern Europe

photograph by Dix Balino 

Desert Isopods (Hemilepistus reaumuri), family Agnaridae, Tunisia

Adults dig burrow systems that are inhabited by family groups.

photographs by Ferenc Vilisics