Isopods

We have a variety of isopods (woodlice) for sale in the uk.

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Isopods make a great addition to bio-active setups, these crustaceans are known as "clean up crew" and as well as using isopods in your enclosures, they also make fun pets especially for beginners.

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Most woodlice are very pretty and come in a large mix of colour formations from species to species, we post isopods all over the UK

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Isopoda is an order of crustaceans that includes woodlice and their relatives. Isopods live in the sea, in fresh water, or on land.

 

All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons, two pairs of antennae, seven pairs of jointed limbs on the thorax, and five pairs of branching appendages on the abdomen that are used in respiration.

 

Females brood their young in a pouch under their thorax. 

Isopods have various feeding methods: some eat dead or decaying plant and animal matter, others are grazers, or filter feeders, a few are predators, and some are internal or external parasites, mostly of fish.

 

Terrestrial forms move around by crawling and tend to be found in cool, moist places. Some species are able to roll themselves into a ball as a defense mechanism or to conserve moisture.​