Crustaceans

Isopods, also known as pillbugs or woodlice, are common insects with over 1000 known species globally.  Lately, they have been successful in making the breeding culture worldwide for various obvious reasons.  However, there are mainly two reasons why people are raising and breeding this insect in their home lawns and backyards. Find out about these …

The isopods collectively belong to various feeding niches, including detritivores, browsers, carnivores, parasites, and filter feeders, including predators and scavengers.  But, are you curious as to what kinds of food these little creatures can eat? What more, can isopods eat apples as well? If you’re too curious to find out, then better continue reading below. …

The small bug-like creatures that are found in almost any moist or dry habitat belong to the groups of crustaceans called isopods.  These are the animals that have jointed appendages and hard exoskeletons.  A few examples are crabs, lobsters, insects, and spiders. Their exoskeleton is made up of overlapping plates. Isopods have a flattened ventral …

Most of us think that all creepy-crawlies we find in our surroundings are insects.  Even if such creatures got wings and technically don’t belong to the insect class, we still generalize them under the same category. With that idea in mind, let’s take a look at a curious group of creatures known as isopods. To …

Keeping pets satisfies human’s need to take care of the living. Pets range from domestic animals like cats and dogs, to some of the more exotic pet choices such as amphibians and arachnids – which might not be everyone’s favorite. Among the list of exotic pets is a type of arthropod called isopods also called …