Got some new buggos from my buddy Brandon Maines a few weeks back, and finally got around to getting pictures of them all. Well, most of them, there were some species I got, namely Cariblatta minima, Cubaris sp. "Amber", Eurycotis improcera, Hemithyrsocera vittata, Porcellio bolivari, and Princisia vanwaerebeki "Tiger", which I've shown off on the blog before and thus don't feel the need to get photos of. 😅
Anyways, onto a few of the new species I got, starting with a couple isopods!
First off, he sent me a group of Porcellionides sp. "Everglades, FL". These are either the same species or (more likely) in the same species complex as Porcellionides sp. "Big Pine Key", but differ drastically in coloration. Personally, I think the "Everglades" are quite drab compared to the "BPK", though once I have a larger culture perhaps some more color variation and prettier individuals will start appearing.
Anyways, similar to my "BPK", I have my "Everglades" strain set up in a well ventilated container with a couple cms of coconut fiber substrate, which I'm keeping humid. On top of the substrate there are multiple bark and eggcrate hides, as well as a layer of leaf litter. I'm keeping them at around 72-75F°, and in addition to the leaf litter I'm offering them dog food and dead inverts for their supplemental diet.
Here are some pictures of a few:
A neat looking strain for sure, hopefully they'll do well for me!
Next up, Brandon also sent me some Dryadillo sp. "Dream". Now these are some underrated isopods, absolutely beautiful coloration in person, pictures don't ever seem to do them justice. 🤩 The funny thing about this species, is I've seen them labeled under almost every isopod genus name in culture LOL, Cubaris, Nesodillo, Merulanella, and most basically (and technically most correctly out of all of these), just Isopoda sp. "Dream". But isopod taxonomy enthusiast Nathan Jones has confirmed that genus Dryadillo is the most accurate ID for this species at this time, (species is still unkown, could be undescribed).
I have them set up in a well ventilated container with a couple cms of coconut fiber substrate, and am keeping a third of the enclosure humid, the rest dry. On top of the substrate there is bark and eggcrate for hides, as well as a layer of leaf litter. I'm keeping them at around 72-75F°, and I'm offering them dog food and dead inverts for their supplemental diet.
Here are some pictures of them:
Such a pretty species, hopefully they'll do well for me and breed! 🤞
Last but not least, Brandon sent me his remaining Stygnomma spiniferum spiniferum "Big Pine Key, FL", a beautiful little harvestman species. His had stopped breeding for some reason, but after a few weeks with me I already have gotten offspring, so I'm quite happy about that! 😃
I've got mine set up in a moderately ventilated container with about an inch of coco fiber at the bottom, with a layer of leaf litter and bark chips on top, with eggcrates and crumpled paper towels for extra hides. I'm keeping them humid, and at around 75-80F°. For food I'm offering springtails, Compsodes, dog food and fruits. Again, I've gotten babies already, so I'm fairly confident with my current husbandry parameters.
Here are some pictures of the cuties:
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| Sexed pair, notice the enlarged metatarsus on the third pair of legs on the male |
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| Close up of third metatarsus on the male |
Such a pretty species with interesting morphology! Big thanks to taxonomist Abel Perez Gonzalez for both providing a species ID, as well as informing me on how to sex this species. And thanks to Alan Jeon for originally collecting this species!
Well, that does it for this post, thanks for reading, hope everyone enjoyed, and I'll see you all next time! 😉
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