Philoscia isopods

[Bugs In Cyberspace]

Does anybody else see these in their area of the US?

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[zonbonzovi]

So that's what those are. I have hordes of them living in the park adjacent to the library here.

 

[ZephAmp]

I find plenty as well. Mostly in leaf litter filled with Amynthas agrestis castings.

 

[SandDeku]

I just caught a few of those yesterday. Along with other woodlice Iam unaware of. lol.

 

[Galapoheros]

I have 100s of those in my dubia containers, several generations. They are a little aggressive though. They can attack small molting inverts, I guess they could be attracted by the moisture/lube molting inverts produce. Here is a vid of the sps I have in my roach containers. Notice how one kind of pics on another one and chases it off.
http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/galapoheros/?action=view&current=A008-20110217_005940.mp4

 

[ZephAmp]

I have 100s of those in my dubia containers, several generations. They are a little aggressive though. They can attack small molting inverts, I guess they could be attracted by the moisture/lube molting inverts produce. Here is a vid of the sps I have in my roach containers. Notice how one kind of pics on another one and chases it off.
http://s146.photobucket.com/albums/r264/galapoheros/?action=view&current=A008-20110217_005940.mp4

Does the one in the video have an almost reflective dull-blue shine to it? If so, it's a species of Porcellio (I would get the exact species off of bugguide but I'm tired right now. lol)

 

[Bugs In Cyberspace]

Galapoheros, that's a great video! I was tempted to think they were a different species too, though there does appear to be a masking layer of dust on them. I'm glad to hear they are doing well for you in the invert bin!