heres a new one - pod or pillbug?

alix2.0

Active Member
i found this on the floor by the drain in my basement while i was doing a water change, now, there is no reason for there to be a pillbug in my basement, but this looks like one... but i was doing a water change.
pillbug-
-looks like one
-on floor in basement
-crawled up the side of the cup a little
pod-
-looks like one
-found during water change
-hasnt rolled up like a pill bug after much prodding
-i put it in a cup with some SW and its just chillin & walking around
-strange antennas
it has 7 legs on each side, and 2 antennas.
heres the best pics i could get. LMK what you think.


 

alix2.0

Active Member
assume it is a pod, is it a bad one? like i said it doesnt roll up, as far as i can tell. should i look for more? if they are bad and i find more, what should i do about them?
 

bang guy

Moderator
It's definately an Isopod. But Pillbugs are also Isopods.
Put some more water in the cup and see if it can swim. If it can swim then it's not a terrestrial Isopod.
 

alix2.0

Active Member
thanks for the quick reply. i was keeping it alive just in case i needed more info about it.
i put more water in the cup with a turkey baster, and it kind of floated around being pushed by the force of the water coming in, and it landed on its back. it wiggled its legs a lot but cant seem to flip itself over without pushing off the wall. its still just walking around on the bottom of the cup under about an inch of water.
 
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