When you’re trying to impress someone, but you have a niche hobby

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J-Klamp😜🐒

24d

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

"Light" upgrades.

I can now *dims lights*. Control the shadows! 😈 Also. I added some shredded paperbark to the tank. Since the isopods want to demolish every plant.

1/2

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J-Klamp😜🐒

10d

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

I rearranged my isospace

I cut the isopod mansion down the middle lengthways, and made it two smaller ones. Both have many interconnecting tunnels. And there's also a poor man's pond. For those curious. The layout keeps changing because they keep eating all the plants. (edited)

1/3

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J-Klamp😜🐒

4mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Isopods

Here's an adult Porcellio Scaber (Orange), beginning to moult. The colour is usually more saturated on these. That's how I can tell this one is about to shed its skin. Interesting fact about P. Scaber... They can't roll up, unlike most of their cousins.

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Matthew Kobak

3mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Pink Dragon Millipede

Desmoxyes planata, the pink dragon millipede!

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Mantepse Aai

1y

INTP

Aquarius

5

4

Siamese Rhinoceros Beetle

Order : Coleoptera Family : Scarabaeidae Genus : Xylotrupes socrates Location : Chandragiri 44600, Nepal. Date : Sept 19, 2022 Please correct me if im wrong in identifying this guy.

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Matthew Kobak

4mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Armadillo officinalis

Black Hissing Isopod all curled up with a derpy silly face.

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Matthew Kobak

5mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Grand Duchess Veronica

Absolutely gorgeous Vinegaroon who has proved to be a very polite girl! Mastigoproctus sp. Has been eating very well and has yet to threat poses after her first stressful day from the expo I got her at. And no, they don't have venom.

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Mantepse Aai

1y

INTP

Aquarius

5

4

Help me identify please

Im guessing this guy is Spaminta minjerribae, from Mantispidae family. Location : Chandragiri 44600, Nepal. Date : Aug 21, 2020 (edited)

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Matthew Kobak

5mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Yellow Dot Scampering

Yellow Dot Isopods, Porcellio pseudornatus, have a thriving colony of the protein hungry pods.

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Mantepse Aai

1y

INTP

Aquarius

5

4

Can anyone help me know this guys species.

I found it in kathmandu, Nepal. In June 12, 2020. Location : Chandragiri 44600. When i found it, I thought it was Enema pan female, but now i feel like its not. (edited)

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Interesting finding

I kept wondering what was eating all my plants. Turns out I have/had? slugs in my enclosure with the isopods... Anyway. If you kill the slug and leave it there. The isopods will absolutely devour the thing. I caught two of my isopods trying to drag the mashed slug away. But, they were at opposite... read more

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Ispod collection is expanding

I don't know if I posted about this already. But, I seem to have gotten a free White Isopod in my Orange (Porcellio Scaber) pack. Looks like I'll have dozens of little white isopods soon. That off color cream patch up near the front, that's a pouch full of juvenile Iso's.

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Matthew Kobak

5mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

The Smallest of Dads

Reductioniscus tuberculatus, aka the Ankylosaurus Isopod or Dwarf Gator Isopod, is a micropod species I own that recently had a lot of babies, and this here is the proud dad of 40+ mancae!

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Isopod hoarde

Look at all these little buggers. Just chillin under a rotting bit of wood.

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Tommy

7mo

INTJ

Libra

7

8

Fire 🔥 and Ice 🧊

Crystallized stag beetles 🪲

1/2

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J-Klamp😜🐒

2mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Motley Iso's

I'm not entirely certain. But, I think that spotty little iso I may have posted about before, has made more motley buggers. This little one here looks like a Dairy Cow but more ghostly. It's also wider at the ass too. This tank is getting some crazy colors and patterns coming through. All from... read more

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Matthew Kobak

3mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Ctenorillo boqueron

The tiny Spiky Pink Isopod, Ctenorillo sp. "Boqueron". Absolutely adorable. Incredibly tiny. With I had more. Hope I have more soon after they breed!

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Matthew Kobak

3mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Cretes

Porcellio flavomarginatus, "Cretes", are stunning little pillbugs with a black base color then covered in white and blue spots. Absolutely adore them.

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Chase

4mo

INFP

Virgo

8

7

Neat moth I found

Saw this gorgeous thing sitting outside my apartment. Had about a 5" wingspan, so snapped a few pics of it. Have other pics of different neat insects if interested.

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J-Klamp😜🐒

2mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Monotone Rainbow Isopods

My collection has another variant running about. This time it looks like a cross of a Blue P.Scaber and a White P.Scaber. It has a nice mottled Grey and White camo. There's also a nice shot of a large and healthy Orange P.Scaber. Plus two bonus shots, One of a well fed white P.Scaber & another... (edited) read more

1/5

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Holetel Isopoda

Bigger wood + Bigger holes & More intersections = More Ispod craziness? This is experimental- I don't know if they like fresh wood. Because everything else is partially rotten.

1/2

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Matthew Kobak

5mo

ENTP

Cancer

3

4

Black Hainan (Spherillo sp.)

The cutest little slate black isopods with little beaver tails! Proving to be extremely prolific, ans absolutely adorable.

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J-Klamp😜🐒

1mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Blue and White ninjas.

There are roughly 7 Porcellio Scaber hiding in this picture. There's two somewhat obvious one's. The first is up top. Another is trying to hide between its far better camouflaged brethren down below. But the three I want you to find. They're almost in a line. Can you spot them?

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

My first hybrid colour isopod.

Looks like a child of Red and Blue, both (porcellio scaber). It's got a mottled pattern integrating bits of red and blue splotches.

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Isopod Hotel.

Wanna build a 4 star backpackers hostel for your terrestrial isopods? Apparently an auger and a fat enough stick is all you need. There's so many of them in this stick. You can't see through the middle any more.

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J-Klamp😜🐒

3mo

INFJ

Sagittarius

6

7

Day old Isopods

I don't know if they are from the white (porcellio scaber) I posted about the other day. But they could very well be.

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Tommy

7mo

INTJ

Libra

7

8

Crystallized "Blooderfly" I made

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Tommy

7mo

INTJ

Libra

7

8

Crystallized cicada specimen that I made

1/3

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Tommy

7mo

INTJ

Libra

7

8

Crystallized long nosed Lantern fly

1/2

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Tommy

7mo

INTJ

Libra

7

8

Crystallized stag beetle 🪲

1/3

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Jared

8mo

ISTJ

Aquarius

6

7

All hail the ovipositor queen!

A black giant ichneumon wasp (Megarhyssa atrata), "drilling" deep into a fallen tree trunk to lay her eggs in the horntail larvae within. This is probably my favorite photo from this year and a bucket list piece of ecology to witness. She was just magnificent! Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve,... read more

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Ayla

9mo

ENFP

3

4

Bugs

Me when I match with someone

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Kit

11mo

INTP

Scorpio

2

1

hornet moth

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Matthew

10mo

ENTP

Leo

First Cicada Spreadmount

Did I do this gal justice?

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Erin

1y

INFP

Aries

Classroom Pet

Little Alien’s first day in my class 💚

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Amber

2y

ENTJ

Cancer

8

7

Trirachys indutus 😍

Photographed by 'Behind the Lense'

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Erin

1y

INFP

Aries

Second instar vs. final instar females

The transformation of the Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum). (edited)

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Erin

1y

INFP

Aries

The chaos of leaf change day.

Problems I face as a keeper of stick insects.

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Erin

1y

INFP

Aries

Spiny Leaf Insect

One of my Spiny Leaf Insect females enjoying some water. Scientific name- Extatosoma tiaratum.

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Kit

1y

INTP

Scorpio

2

1

another dragon! (edited)

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Jess

3y

INTP

Scorpio

I'd really love to meet other people that are into bugs

It's so hard finding others into or remotely interested in the same hobbies I am. I don't want a partner that's afraid of my pets. I don't want someone that thinks telling me they'd kill them is impressive. How do you delicately approach this? Is having photos of insects in your profile enough?