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Sunguramy :nb_lily:

#MarshMadness day 21
Two little isopods, Lirceus sp. They are not technically from a marsh they are from a spring, but the spring was rather tiny marsh-like so I am counting it.

Right now I am trying to get people to step up for our environment as the public comment period draws to a close on removing the National Environmental Policy Act. This will effectively destroy almost all environment protections in the United States. If you were worried they will destroy the National Parks for profit, rest assured this is the first step. By removing NEPA, they *will be able to*. Easily.

Please, go leave your comment (federalregister.gov/documents/), call your senators and congress, and keep fighting for nature.

A nine segmented medium brown with lighter brown and tan patterning little critter with long antenna. It is an aquatic relative of the "rolly pollies" you have in your backyard. There is a smaller one under the larger one, just a younger one. It gives a parent and child vibe to the image, although that would be really unlikely to actually be the case.
#marsh#spring#isopod
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Farouche

It's #WoodlouseWednesday ! Trachelipus caucasius is probably one of the prettiest and popular Trachelipus species in captivity, as well as one of the fastest breeding. This is one of two localities of the species that I keep, and although they used to look more typical (simply dark with cream skirt), most individuals in this bin over the years have started expressing some level of "calico" pattern.

A handful of Trachelipus caucasius isopods on a piece of bark. They have a dark brown or black base, a reduced cream skirt, and several individuals have an unusual calico speckled pattern that is not typical of the species.
A single individual that froze as it was investigating the little shell I use in my bin as a feeding station (this keeps food off the substrate so it doesn't go bad before being eaten).
#isopod#woodlouse#trachelipus
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Farouche

It's #WoodlouseWednesday !

Today I would like to introduce you to Orthometopon planum, a sp. I collected locally. This isopod is originally native to the French/Italian border but has been expanding with climate change, including south-western France and up to here in the Loire Valley.

They are very similar to Porcellionides, in particular P. sexfaciatus, and can be lightly powdery. They're fast little guys and unproblematic to raise in captivity in my experience.

Typical Orthometopon planum isopod. It has a size and body plan similar to Porcellionides species. The general colour is brown speckled with lighter spots, and hints of orange along the edges of the pereonites and over the uropods. There is a powdery residue covering the isopod, making the colours appear desaturated.
A group of O. planum on the underside of a piece of cork, scattering as I flipped it to take a picture. Many individuals appear blurry in the shot, but a few are more clear. There is slight variations in the browns between individuals, some almost grey, other more reddish. They have long legs typical of "runner" isopods, and unlike the rolling "pillbug" isopods.
#isopod#woodlouse
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Lukas VFN 🇪🇺

New discoveries: three tiny species added to #SouthAfrica’s spectacular marine life theconversation.com/new-discov

"...there are 3 finds that have been particularly exciting – a 'walking #sponge', a tiny #clam and a rare and miniature #isopod... Long-term efforts to identify #NewSpecies like these guide effective conservation. They help to ensure that critical habitats are protected."

photos of 3 small marine invertebrate animals
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