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[ponerinecat]

Just found some diplurans. Sadly they were not jagypid.

[AntsDakota]

Fascinating.... they look like some strange cross between centipedes and termites. 

[ponerinecat]

Hmm, one has shortened antennae and two are missing one or both cerci.

[ponerinecat]

[ponerinecat]

Starting to enlarge my springtail cultures, and some of my more stubborn invertebrates finally bred. The Brackenridgia heroldi isopods are carrying brood and the Neanura sp. springtails (wrinkly bumpy ones with hairs) have already had their eggs hatch.

[ponerinecat]

Small metallic blue springtails

Zebra springtails

"Normal" springtails

Edited by ponerinecat, March 1 2020 - 1:31 PM.

[ponerinecat]

Alright, I really messed up. The E. nigrocincta are a European species. What I have is E. atrocincta.

[ponerinecat]

Ligidium sp (latum or lapetum)

 

So I was flipping chunks of wood, not really paying attention, when a dark brown object streaks underneath a leaf. On closer inspection it was an amphibious isopod! I did not expect to find these so far away from water, at least 20 feet from a nearby stream. Caught four individuals, but one looks like it doesn't have long to live. There's probably a lot more by the creek, but it's fenced in property.

I have video of them dabbing their tails and pumping their gills, but unsure of how to upload them.

[ponerinecat]

These are some of the behaviorally complex isopods. While lacking the social structure of their cousins Ligia, they retain many interesting things. Most of these are present when entering or exiting water. When entering, they will hesitate and test the water with their legs. Kinda like a diver prepping to jump. When exiting, they will rub their uropods together to direct water off the body, almost like an ant stinger after injection. They will also constantly dab their gills against the ground to channel water off.

[ponerinecat]

Ligidium sp. (latum or lapetum)

 

Flipped a rock this time and saw at least twenty individuals. Collected most of them with a few deaths.

Brackenridgia heroldi

 

They have babies now!

[ponerinecat]

And some T. tomentosa just for fun.

 

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[ponerinecat]

I saw one of the Ligidium has brood, so I'll be seeing little speedy mancae soon!

[AntsDakota]

And some T. tomentosa just for fun.







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Aww.... So cute.

Edited by AntsDakota, March 7 2020 - 9:47 AM.

[Ants_Dakota]

I do not know the technical term you named, but aren't those wood lice of a smaller variety?

[ponerinecat]

I do not know the technical term you named, but aren't those wood lice of a smaller variety?

Mancae? It just means newborn isopods.

[ponerinecat]

More Brackenridgia mancae on the way! not only that, but almost all my springtails have bred.

 

Neanura sp. fresh hatched babies

[ponerinecat]

My Brachycibe, at long last, have bred! The babies are super small compared to the adults.

 

 

[ponerinecat]

I also got some booklice, both granary and normal.

[ponerinecat]

Wow, I got trade offers for the Brachycibe and a few other things. Listed species are Cubaris "Rubber Ducky", Cubaris "Phipun Tiger", Armadillidium gestroi, Armadillidium peraccae, Armadillidium kluggi, and Porcellio flavimarginatus! I never knew people thought so highly of these millipedes.

[ponerinecat]

Photo dump

Edited by ponerinecat, March 16 2020 - 7:08 PM.