Sow Bug Colony

Young Crustacea Isopoda mingle on the underside of a rock. Playing with a macro setup - very difficult to hold the camera steady - as you can see.

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• sow
• bug
• Crustacea
• Isopoda
• pill

[Barfsoup]

Hi just looking at this video and was wondering what that small little whitish (kinda translucent) insect is that seems to jump away right at the end part of your filming. Thanks

[bitRAKE]

It isn't an insect, but a shell casing that caught the wind. I'm looking for a better place to post videos because I have many at 840x480 that would look like crap on YouTube.

[bitRAKE]

Each of these are about 2mm wide. It was a little out of focus in parts and then YouTube really screwed it up. :-/

[wildnites558]

I'm pretty sure sowbugs (related to the famous Pillbug) are actually crustaecians -- related to shrimp, crabs, etc. I see them in my bathtub when the weather gets real hot, they climb up the drain and up into the tub. I don't kill them. I just put 'em back outside in a moist environment like under hedges or rocks.

[poopyhead25]

ur a nice guy... i usually just vacum or flush them if theyre in groups of 3 or 4. if its just one then i leave it there... for now

[Bujjcun]

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.. ):

[UltraXryder]

My Venus flytrap collection and I are big fans as well

[EMILCAT7]

Great, by just reading at the comments here I finally realized I'm not alone in loving this creatures. I don't know why there are considered a pest in gardens when as I see it they are my best partners: They eat whatever is decomposing and shit urea wich is great for my plants. Besides, they are so silent and low profile. How could I not love them!!!

[conewells]

Just turn over a rock in your yard and you'll find 'em. Totally harmless.

[ViLLaPiNoZ]

camera's visual is a bit blurry it's like waking up and seeing this next to you!

[rydag11]

Sow bug are pillbugs they are also called Wood Louse

[SOnICOPAL]

dude i got a whole colony of those dudes and one of the females had eggs so now i got like 100 babies running aroud

[MultiSoccerMan]

I have an aquarium with snails, wood bugs, pill bugs, worms, slugs, etc... and I find that they need a small mist once a day. If you plant moss in your tank and it is green the amount of water is probaly right.

[TolaMacarino]

I have a terrarium full of them. I provide a wet paper towel at the bottom of a plastic container and then grab some compost soil and dump it in. Then I search for the sow bugs and pill bugs and put them in. A lot of the small ones began to die suddenly; I believe I may have over-watered them. Over dampness is just as dangerous as under dampness. They have gills and lungs, both right near each other. If they're in your house it has to be because it's got a lot of moisture.

[DarthVaderCollecter]

i love those bugs i would eat them