Isopod Obsessed! (Pic Heavy)

[watertiger21]

So... I've developed quite an obsession with isopods. They're such fascinating critters and super easy to keep! Anyway, I was surfing the net the other day and I thought I'd share some of the awesome species I came across:

The spiky yellow woodlouse (Pseudolaureola atlantica) is a species that only lives on St. Helena.


Hemilepistus reaumuri is a species that lives in "the driest habitat conquered by any species of crustacean" (the deserts of Middle East).


Porcellio expansus is a cool species found in Spain.


Porcellio werneri is black and white. Dunno why, but I've always had a soft spot for b&w animals!

 

[watertiger21]

Porcellio silvestri is a cool orange and black species that I believe is also found in Spain?


Porcellio spinipes... I am sooooo in love with this species! I'm super jealous they're not in the US!!


Porcellio haasi is cool:


Porcellio magnificus is a natural bright red color.


Proporcellio vulcanius has a neat pattern.

 

[watertiger21]

Then there's this species... I haven't been able to track down the species name or where it comes from... A thread on another forum thought it might be in Spain, but I also found a photo of it on a Japanese web page about isopod identification (but it never mentions anything about this isopod, whose photo is the header image of the page). Anyone know anything about it?

 

[buddah4207]

Wow! Those are stunning specimens, I love the pictures.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

WOW those are amazing, I keep ts but I need to get ISO's someday to keep molt down & as pets. OFC I want something affordable.

 

[Tenodera]

Oh that first one!
I'm stunned by the variety in shape and color that these guys have! The marine species are very diverse, but I had no idea there were so many forms on land.

 

[Aquarimax]

I hope some of these striking species make their way into the hobby someday. I only keep half a dozen species or so, and they are all fun, but these are amazing!