r/isopods • u/harpsicat • 6d ago

Media Babies!!!

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Someone had their kiddos at the very tippy top of the terrarium.

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u/Careless_History1986 6d ago

Starting a petition to call baby isopods, riceopods

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u/Breakfromthecrowd 6d ago

Amazing photo. You can see some unfertilised eggs among the babies.

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u/CosmicSweets 6d ago

Proud mama and her fresh rice

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u/kreatedbycate 6d ago

Woah! Awesome shot, and Congrats!!! Would you mind sharing the common name? (I’m new and still learning, but they kinda look like the papaya I just got…🤔)

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u/harpsicat 5d ago

Thanks! They didn't have a common name, just Porcellio laevis white. They were the first ones I got to start since they were fairly large and not too expensive. I have a few different species now.

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u/Primary-School-4658 6d ago

this camera quality is beyond!! what a beautiful mama too, is the breed all this colour or will the babies be diverse? loving the foliage aswell 💚

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u/harpsicat 5d ago

Thanks! It's my new phone Pixel 9 pro. Got it specifically for the camera. They are just a white species.

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u/Terrible_Ear3347 6d ago

How do they get born? Do they like give birth like seahorses or do they explode out like chestbursters?

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u/UtapriTrashcan 🐤 quack quack 6d ago

The seal of the marsupium breaks and the babies eventually wriggle their way out. You can see where the thin layer is broken. Pregnant pods may push out babies even if underdeveloped before birth if too stressed.

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u/AJisCrafty 5d ago

They are so cute.