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Thank you so much for verifying! That is very helpful and I had no idea the stripes were a female trait. Does that apply solely to N. pulex or do other species display stripes as well? Does it have anything to do with maturity?

I collected four jumping spiders this morning, three of which I hadn't seen in my area before (Passaic County NJ) so I was having trouble IDing. I believe they're all Naphrys pulex, would anyone be able to verify that? I believe two are males and one is female but I have no idea if they are...

God, my newbie is showing. Is it bad I thought they were all the same species? I could tell they were different, but I assumed they were just different life stages lol whoops. So, if I have this right... the largest one is the Armadilidium nasatum and the smallest one is the Philoscia muscorum...

I actually went back outside and found 3 more! Was trying to find what I meant by the "roly polys" to confirm but I couldn't seem to find any. I was told they were some Armadillidium species but that very well could be incorrect. Question: I know it's difficult to sex isopods because they're...

Thank you so much!! That is very helpful :)

Collected from my backyard in Northern Jersey. I've found similar isopods (general "roly polys") near me that are similar in coloration/pattern but don't have the "skirt" that this particular one has. Doesn't ball up with gentle prodding either. If someone knows what this species is or can...

Hi guys! I'm Andi. I'm a Vet Nursing student and I'm slowly starting to get into invert keeping! My favorites are the round fellas like cockroaches and isopods. I hope to meet and learn from you all while I'm here! :)