#isopod molt

[cryptic-science]

some of my isopod molts :)

[toadbreath]

forgor his pants. how embarrassing

[rinleycoyote]

Big gal eating her shed this morning, I was so proud.

I had to run and get cat food today also and made a Decision. I hadn’t planned on taking on Powders as a species because they’re small and I was scared I’d never see them, but I checked the container they were in and found it to be dry and molded, and it had been there since the first of December. When I realized they had tiny babies in there with them, I bought it and the other container (Dairy Cows in a similar situation) immediately. Powder Oranges are in their own jar now and have been eating and exploring all evening, and those cows buried themselves immediately in the dirt when I put them with the others. Not sure if they didn’t know where else to hide or if the moist soil was just THAT GOOD, but they seem to be mingling well and seemed fairly alert and healthy despite not having enough moisture in their deli.

It’s hard not to rescue little things. I know I can’t save them all, but I have the space and don’t mind adding one more species to my little family. Not to mention they’re veeery cute.

[janeelyakiri]

So I have a pet tarantula, her name is Mushroom. And she is a cute curly hair and is so shy and sweet

unless you are a dubia roach. In which is is a freakin' serial killer. She is currently just petting the roach as this poor thing is frozen in fear.

(Under cut for Tarantula and Roach)

Touch...

[rattyexplores]

Molting Isopod

I think, it certainly seems like it.

Unidentified, family Armadillidae

22/02/23

[borrelia]

my terrestrial crustaceans BIG... one of them is mid-molt!

[philodendrongoeldii]

Babies enjoying their lunch

[kayinnasaki]

The baby isopods approach...

[zoelikesbugs]

sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt 😳

[hylasregillasisopods]

Look at this beautiful man.

[lamby-grahamy]

THEY HAD BABIES

[dullard]

this cappie is burrowed to be safe during molt but 1. look how stunning that freshly-molted coloration is and 2. look how closely the molt holds features you can see every detail of the face in it

[werewolfmack]

The babies have arrived! 🥰

We have now gone from 34 isopods to ~undetermined and uncountable~ isopods in the dairy cow bin!! 🐄 🐮

[vaurien]

yesterday i noticed one of my cows burrowed down into the moss, which they usually don't do. little guy burrowed so he could molt! this is the first molt i've been able to observe, there's another long cow that i noticed already half-molted, but i don't know where the exo he molted out of was left or when he did it!

[thegreatestheaver]

Holly is such a strange spider to me I can never get her behaviors down to a t. (No pun intended) she’s not scared when I heave the extremely large and heavy isopod tubs up from underneath her. She’s not even scared when I bonk the shelf she’s on multiple times ??? But she IS scared of MY shadow and when I open her tank to feed and water her. What is her issue

[riversebb]

most of my dreams lately have been variations on the theme of "I'm done, I've had enough, I want to go home now" and then not being able to "go home" from wherever. last nights setting was a ski resort/resort town or something.