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#isopods

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Colin Purrington

Nice photographs of Paridotea ungulata (Idoteidae) on iNaturalist's blog right now. Lime green isopods that live on kelp. #isopods #tasmania #ocean #marine #seaweed #nature #australia #inaturalist #photography #nature inaturalist.org/blog/108332-sp

iNaturalistSponsored by Lime Jell-O? - Observation of the Week, 3/25/25Our Observation of the Week is this Paridotea ungulata isopod, seen in Australia by @moth_nut! Currently living in Tasmania and working with the Australian National University and researching habitat suitability, threats, and effective management strategies for some of Australia’s most endangered birds, Tom Hunt’s childhood was spent in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia.  Surrounded by bushland and birds, I have been a keen nature lover and photographer for as long as I can remember. That passion eventually shaped my career, taking me across Australia as an ecologist working on conservation projects. My work is driven by a desire to help, in some small way, to reverse Australia’s alarming extinction rates and protect the wildlife that makes this country so special. As such, I have a particular interest in threatened species monitoring and management. After studying at The University of Adelaide, I spent over a decade working on conservation and restoration projects in South Aust...
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Petra van Cronenburg

Spring is finally here! These little friends bring their babies to ‘graze’. #Woodlice feed on rotting plant matter, as well as bacteria and fungi on rotting plants. Like gourmets they have very sensitive olfactory receptors to find tasty treats. They are an important part of #soilLife. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelli As a child, I was happy about their #trilobite -like look.

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

Species of #DeepSea Bug The Size of a Small Dog Named For #StarWars Villain
As the head of the animal's carapace resembles the iconic scifi helmet adorned by Star Wars' infamous #DarthVader, Ng and team named the giant woodlice relative Bathynomus vaderi.
Despite being large enough to wear a collar and having a villainous appearance, deep sea #isopods are harmless to humans, feeding on decaying matter like their roly-poly and pillbug land relatives.
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ScienceAlert · Species of Deep Sea Bug The Size of a Small Dog Named For Star Wars VillainIn 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased a selection of 'supergiant' isopods at a seaford market in Quy Nhơn City in Vietnam, intrigued by a burgeoning market for the deep sea crustaceans as a delicacy.
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