Certified Isoposter

they seem to be very similar to a Cubaris sp. "rubber ducky" or "amber ducky", which are orange/yellow with a black horizontal stripe, but with a mutation that effects color distribution, similar to a P. laevis "dairy cow" or an A. vulgare "magic potion".

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The red stripe is an Ardentiella sp. (formerly called Merulanella sp.) “scarlet”, and the orange stripe is a Porcellio laevis “orange”.

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The yellow stripe is a Cubaris sp. “blonde ducky”, and the green stripe is a paridotea ungulata!

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The blue stripe is an Armadillidium vulgare with iridovirus, a disease which is, unfortunately, fatal. The purple stripe is a Bathynomus giganteus!

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The white stripe is from a Platyarthus hoffmannseggii (there are many white isopods so I tried to go for one of my lesser-known favorites!), and the teal stripe is from a stunning Burmoniscus sp. “ice blue”.

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There are two pink pods in this flag- Androniscus dentiger and Cubaris sp. “sakura/cherry blossom”!

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The brown stripe is a Trachelipus rathkii:

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And the black stripe is two isopods again! A Porcellio scaber, and an Armadillidium vulgare, (although the close up of the stripes on the flag does sort of look like Armadillo officinalis)

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Giant Isopod

Bathynomus giganteus

Believed to be living relics - over 160 million years ago - the Giant Isopod existed before the break-up of the supercontinent Pangea. The gigantism of the giant isopod may be an adaptation to the extreme pressure of the deep oceans they inhabit around the world. Giant isopods are one of the largest crustaceans and the largest known member of the isopod family, a group of crustaceans that are closely related to shrimp and crabs. The giant isopod is also related to terrestrial crustaceans, such as the commonly known pillbug or roly-poly.

These free-swimming, solitary bottom dwellers prefer a mud or clay seafloor. Giant isopods are brown or pale lilac in color. Their tough, compressed exoskeleton provides protection for the isopod. When threatened they resemble pillbugs in that they curl up into a ball with the tough shell protecting the Giant Isopod’s sensitive interior.

They burrow into the sediment for shelter and are always in a state of semi-hibernation. Since they do not know when they will be able to eat next, they limit their expenditure of the energy needed for movement and breathing. They eat whatever they can get from food drifting down from above - bodies of dead whales, fish and squid. Also, they will eat slow-moving sea creatures such as the sea cucumber and sponge. The Giant Isopod can go for periods of not eating.

Marine Isopod - Bathynomus giganteus by *david-harris

Analytic studies taken from direct observation, produced as reference sheets for paintings. 

Gonna go cry.

I want one.

I need one.

JUST LOOK AT THEM, AAAHAHAHAHA T△T

awww, silly

look at that face, awwww. and the LEGGIES AAAAAAAAAA

I love seeing people discover isopods! they're my favorite animal, and I want everyone to love them too <3