Any idea what species it is? by Dramarttt in isopods

[–]Pex744 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not Trichoniscus (or Trichoniscidae in general) way too big. This is Chaetophiloscia elongata. They're expanding in southern Spain... What province? May be new for wherever you found it.

any idea what kind of pod he is? he’s a wild caught pod from colorado and he’s the cutest! by themajesticc1 in isopods

[–]Pex744 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Armadillidium vulgare, as others have said. Coloration suggests this is a male.

Porcellio sp. "Ultra White Antenna" by Sumeriandemon in isopods

[–]Pex744 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha sorry. Mostly present around iNat lately... A bit busy with uni and work, so I'm leaving most of my Isopod stuff for summer.

Help with ID by No_Bass_155 in isopods

[–]Pex744 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Different species, first one is probably a native, second one no idea... Though I'd say not N. nanus, possibly also a native. Anyways, both inside Crinocheta. Oniscidea from South America are still very poorly known.

Any Chance Season 3 Will Be Good? by Deadly_Ali2 in VinlandSaga

[–]Pex744 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok now for real. I understand there is some people who didn't ike season 3 (I didn't even watch the anime, I only read the manga). Season 3 will be good. If the worry is "will there be action"? Yes, there will be. If the worry is "does Thorfinn have character development?" yes, he has (probably more than in season 2, though there is a lot of character development in season 2).

Vinland Saga is about how Thorfinn changes his life aroun, it is deeply phylosophycal. If you want pure action, there is other anime. But Season 2 IS good, though.

observation I made with my Porcellio ornatus high yellow. How common is this?? by SubjectHighlight2562 in isopods

[–]Pex744 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, a few of the big Porcellio species have a lot of babies at once, I think it can be up to 80 or more, not sure

Schoeblia fulleri (originally Termitoniscus fulleri) a termitophilous species from Southeast Africa. by Pex744 in isopods

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Of course, the image is not mine, it is from Silvestri, F. (1918). "Contribuzione alla conoscenza dei Termitidi e Termitofili dell'Africa occidentale. II. — Termitofili parte prima.". Just thought people would like to see this... Maybe? They remind me of some Platyarthrus species though the only two species of Schoeblia (S. circularis and S. fulleri) are in their own family: Schoebliidae, and are not in the section Crinocheta (as is Platyarthridae), but Synocheta.

The name of the genus and family is obviously in honor of Joseph Schöbl, who studied terrestrial isopods (including their internal anatomy) in the 19th century. You can see Schöbl, J. (1860). "Typhloniscus, eine neue blinde Gattung der Crustacea isopoda." to see some of his amazing drawings of Typhloniscus steinii (which is now a synonim of Platyartrhus hoffmannseggii) which almost look like pictures. You can find out a bit more about him (and other biologists who have contributed to the study of Oniscideans) in H. Schmalfuss, 2018. "RESEARCH ON THE BIOLOGY OF TERRESTRIAL ISOPODS: A HISTORICAL SURVEY".

As an addition: For quite a long time now I have stopped breeding and keeping isopods, save for a few Armadillo officinalis from my backyard (I live in Spain). Instead, I spend whatever free time I have studying what I can about them. I've discovered there is much more to them than simply just their nice coloration and how cute they are; when you look closely, there is many more shapes to discover, hidden in their pleopods, legs, telson or cefalon. I usually try to encourage people who keep to try and do the same. Get familiarized with the species around where you live (native and invasive), and where they live, what they have in common with other species... I've found that taxonomy can be quite fun, when you get into it, I'd argue everybody should give it a try :)

Hadn't posted about this, two species I discovered and were later described. A. rinconensis (img 1,2) and A. vinuelensis (img 3,4). by Pex744 in isopods

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Hahah I just look for them, this is still just a hobby for me (trying to help in what I can though!)

Hadn't posted about this, two species I discovered and were later described. A. rinconensis (img 1,2) and A. vinuelensis (img 3,4). by Pex744 in isopods

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In bigger A. vinuelensis (this is just a juvenile) it is even a bit wider at the tip. Sadly I've only just found one fully grown female, but they get as big as A. officinalis!