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[ponerinecat]

Isopods: 

 

Porcellio scaber

Porcellio laevis

Porcellio dilatatus

Porcellionides pruinosus

Armadillidium maculatum

Armadillidium nasatum

Armadillidium granulatum

Cubaris murina

Trichorhina tomentosa

Unidentified amphibious trichoniscidae isopod

Ligidium cf. latum

Armadillidium vulgare

Nesodillo sp. phipun/red tiger

 

Past:

 

Unidentified amphibious trichoniscidae sp.

Brackenridgia heroldi

Venezillo parvus

 

 

 

Kicking off this journal with the discovery of a new local species, an unidentified isopod found next to a pond.

 

Edited by ponerinecat, January 21 2021 - 4:20 PM.

[RushmoreAnts]

So this will be separate from "All My Inverts"?

[ponerinecat]

So this will be separate from "All My Inverts"?

I'm separating that entire journal into taxa specific journals, to be more organized.

[Swirlysnowflake]

what is an amphibious isopod?

[ponerinecat]

An isopod that lives in amphibious habitats and is dependent on high moisture.

[Kaelwizard]

Don’t all isopod require high moisture because of their gills?

[ponerinecat]

All isopods need access to water, but they do not necessarily need high moisture. In fact many terrestrial isopods cannot stand high humidity and need it dry. Look up some of the Mediterranean Porcellio and everything in the genus Hemilepistus for examples.

[ponerinecat]

Ligidium, recently identified as latum. They have interesting underside reflective patches which may be their lungs.

 

[Swirlysnowflake]

where in CA are you collecting these? In my area, everything is completely dried out, even large ponds 

[ponerinecat]

where in CA are you collecting these? In my area, everything is completely dried out, even large ponds 

Northern california, sierra nevada foothills.

[M_Ants]

Do know what I should feed my booklice for my hypos? I just give them dead insects right now and seeds because I found them with harvesters but I don't think they eat them. You seem like the person to ask.

[ponerinecat]

Do know what I should feed my booklice for my hypos? I just give them dead insects right now and seeds because I found them with harvesters but I don't think they eat them. You seem like the person to ask.

Anything organic. They've even been known to eat glue and toothpaste, they arent picky.

[M_Ants]

Ok cool. My culture is kind of small and I'm hoping to get them reproducing more. 

[OhNoNotAgain]

What happened to the V. parvus? Just curious.

[Antkeeper01]

any tips on finding different sp. of isopods I know its a bit late but for next year?

[ponerinecat]

What happened to the V. parvus? Just curious.

The ones you sent me were doing good but the setup I gave them evaporated moisture too quickly. Died of dehydration.

[OhNoNotAgain]

 

What happened to the V. parvus? Just curious.

The ones you sent me were doing good but the setup I gave them evaporated moisture too quickly. Died of dehydration.

 

 

Doh! Sorry to hear that. I did that to my expensive P. hoffmannseggi and that really sucked.

[ponerinecat]

any tips on finding different sp. of isopods I know its a bit late but for next year?

It's never too late for isopods! Look in places with plenty of organic material like logs in forests or stones in gardens. Any sort of cover in general like wooden boards or paving stones is also good. For some of the more specialized species you'll find them in rather unexpected places.

[ponerinecat]

Ah, interesting. Hoffs should actually appreciate drier conditions, I guess that makes it harder to find a balance.

[OhNoNotAgain]

Ah, interesting. Hoffs should actually appreciate drier conditions, I guess that makes it harder to find a balance.

 

Yeah it was totally my bad. I use Gnatrol water to keep the gnats at bay, but if I soak the substrate too much, the hoffs start to die off (heck even vulgare die off if too damp). So between letting it dry too much and getting busy with other stuff (ants are more demanding too), I let it stay dry too long. Sigh, very expensive mistake.

And my granulatum actually crashed recently. They like it moister than hoffs by far, and I may have let THAT get too dry too. I still have a bunch left of those, at least.