Sometimes it's easy to forget these crustaceans traded the ocean floor, for the forest

Their exoskeleton still looks the part if you look close enough 🦀🦞

#isopod #crustacean #deepseacreatures

PODS PODS PODS PODS PODS PODS PSOD SPSDOSD PPODS DSODSDPODS DOPSD

( i promise real merch things are coming but I took this photo and this had to happen, I don't make the rules)

Itty bitty, teenie weenie, little tiny baby~

Big adult for scale~ (dad ? lol)

#isopod

Every time I think I've separated out all my isopods, a Panda king appears 😂

Since they were some of the first ones we started with for our Gecko clean up crew, they've sort of made their way through everything.

Our Golden Spots looove zucchini <3

Nowadays I think I buy it more for them than I do myself lol

🐄 Dairy Cows 🐄

I got into isopods after the dairy cow hype, but now having had them a while - I totally get it

These funky little moos have such big personalities! I love all their different cow spots

#Isopods #DairyCows #Laevis

Sometimes you have to zoom aaaalllll the way in to tell if you're seeing baby cubaris... or chubby springtails.

I'm safely calling these super fresh babies 😂

#isopods #cubaris #babyisopods

Just when I was thinking I should find some good drawing refs, this perfect Panda decided to take matters into their own little pereopods and give me some amazing lil poses. 🙏🏻

I am so excited to polish up some sketches!

#Isopod #cubaris #pandaking #drawingref #macro

Excuse me, who gave you permission to be this cute??

Found this panda hanging out in our gargoyle terrarium and they're so pretty! Is this the start to glaciers maybe?? 👀🐻‍❄️

If I can find them again of course...

#Isopods #PandaKing #Cubaris

A couple more closeup shots from the previous series! Panda's are so photogenic 😍

That sweet little chubby face~

#Isopods #PandaKing #Cubaris

Lil panda pod~

They really do make convincing pebbles

#isopods #cubaris #pandaking

Some kiddos were on sale while we were picking up gecko food - so of course couldn't leave without them

Armadillidium maculatum, Zebra isopods! 😊

Just a small starter, but if they're anything like golden spots im sure theyll boom quick!

#zebraisopods #isopods

Two of my favs 💖

Hard to go wrong with Panda Kings and Golden Spots.

#Isopods #pandaking #cubaris #armadillidium #goldenspot

✨ Gathering Log✨

This is in an old pic, but this chunk of aquarium wood is still a high fav for my golden spots to climb and gather on. Every so often I move it around or switch it up & they all clamour around to explore it like it's brand new again.

#isopods #armadillidium

Something about Armadillidium has always felt a little like a bison to me 🦬
Just a big gentle guy, mostly thinking of the next thing to much - but occasionally has some adventure zoomies.

Much more polite to springtails at least ♡

#isopods #armadillidium

What a sassy little pod 😅

Id fight springtails for my snacks too tho

#isopods #powderOrange