Nickles’s Isopod
Porcellio nicklesi 12 mixed: $60 50 mixed: $180 This species is very similar to Porcellio bolivari and was once considered a subspecies of it. The care and behavior are very similar, though nicklesi seems...
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Arizona Roly-Poly
Venezillo arizonicus “Mount Hopkins” 12 mixed: $150 ( Contact for Availability ) 50 mixed: $500 ( Not Available ) Isopods, in the desert? More likely than you think! The Arizona roly-poly is the only...
Panda King Isopod
Cubaris sp. “Panda King” 15 mixed: $50 50 mixed: $150 100 mixed: $250 Panda king isopods are a cute and utilitarian entity. Despite the cupidity over Cubaris and Nesodillo due to their perceive difficulty...
Common Roly-Poly
Armadillidium vulgare Cultivar Name: “Magic Potion” 15 mixed: $100 50 mixed: $250 Isolated by Jay Fiore and refined by Roach Crossing. It has been five years since the original “Magic Potions” arrived at Roach...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “White Tiger” 15 mixed: $50 ( Contact for availability ) 50 mixed: $150 ( Contact for availability ) 100 mixed: $250 ( Contact for availability ) Isolated and refined by...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Scorpio” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. Roach Crossing began work on “Scorpio” circa 2015, using stock from the potentially now-lost...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Piebald” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated by Valerie O’Neil and refined by Roach Crossing. “Piebald” began as a few individuals collected by Val on the...
Paradoxing Springtail
Lepidocyrtus paradoxus 12 mixed: $20 (Contact for availability) 40 mixed: $60 (Contact for availability) Blue is an uncommon color in nature, and it mostly commonly presents as a structural coloration instead of pigment. The...
Woolly Mammoth Springtail
Orchesella villosa 10 mixed: $15 30 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $80 Get ready for the largest springtail you’ve ever seen! Orchesella villosa dwarfs almost all other springtails with large individuals pushing 10 millimeters (antennae...
Picopod
Isopoda sp. “Picopod” Starter culture with enclosure (~100 mixed): $70 (Contact for availability) Around 2017 isopod enthusiast Anthony Molnar discovered some random isopods in one of his vivaria. These were no ordinary isopods; they...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Gene Machine” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. This is a genetic powerhouse for those looking to create their own Porcellio...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Orange Embers” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. Around 2012 I noticed some lighter individuals in my pure “Spanish Orange” colony...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Sherbert” 12 mixed: $80 50 mixed: $300 100 mixed: $500 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. After six years of teasing brightly colored phenotypes out of “Orin’s...
Powdery Blue Isopod
Porcellionides pruinosis Cultivar name: “Orange Cream” 15 mixed: $40 (Contact for availability) 50 mixed: $100 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $180 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. A cross of the...
Pak Chong Isopod
Cubaris sp. “Pak Chong” 12 mixed: $70 50 mixed: $250 The color scheme of these delightful Cubaris immediately reminds me of a Bernese mountain dog. What little information is available about this species states...
Smooth Isopod
Porcellio laevis Cultivar name: “How Now” 12 mixed: $70 50 mixed: $160 100 mixed: $250 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. Sometimes persistence pays off. After years of refining Porcellio laevis “Caramel”, some very...
Common Bull Springtail
Tomocerus vulgaris 30 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $60 Those dreaming of a large springtail species can finally rest easy! This species is large, active, and hardy and does well when kept with frogs, toads,...
Hubbard’s Angel Insect
Zorotypus hubbardi Starter culture with enclosure (~30 mixed): $40 These bizarre insects are one of only two North American representatives of their order. Despite their size they are extremely complex behaviorally and biologically. Groups...
Fungus Gnat Rove Beetle
cf. Dalotia coriaria Starter culture with enclosure (~100 mixed): $20 Plagued by fungus gnats? Can’t use pesticides due to your gigantic insect collection, moral quandaries, or other eclectic reasons? Look no further! These tiny...
Belted Springtail
Orchesella cincta 10 mixed: $15 (Contact for availability) 30 mixed: $30 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $80 (Contact for availability) These lovely, floofy springtails are a double display of size and color! At around...
Skirted Isopod
Oniscus asellus 12 mixed: $10 45 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $70 (Contact for availability) This flat isopod is very common as an introduced species in the eastern United States and can frequently be found...
Smooth Isopod
Porcellio laevis Cultivar name: “Caramel” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $160 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. In the last 5 years numerous single-gene mutations have been isolated...
Powdery Blue Isopod
Porcellionides pruinosis Cultivar name: “Orange” 15 mixed: $20 50 mixed: $60 100 mixed: $100 Unknown isolator. Doubling the strikingness of the powdery blue isopod, this variety enhances the dazzling blue gleam with the addition...
Damp Grain Springtail
Willowsia buski 15 mixed: $10 50 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $30 When the air in my enclosures dries out from winter furnace heat, the dog food pellets come alive. Not with mold or mites,...
Nosy Roly-Poly
Armadillidium nasatum Cultivar name: “Orange” 12 mixed: $15 50 mixed: $50 100 mixed: $90 (Contact for availability) Isolated by Roach Crossing. A pleasant surprise found while gardening, “Orange” boasts saturated orange striping over creamsicle...
Small Silver Springtail
Entomobryomorpha sp. “Small Silver” 100 mixed: $5 (Contact for availability) 500 mixed: $20 (Contact for availability) In forest ecosystems, springtails are key decomposers of leaf matter. They reproduce astoundingly fast and will consume all...
White Ant Springtail
Cyphoderus similis 15 mixed: $20 60 mixed: $60 The white ant springtail is a common resident of ant colonies and is suspected to have expanded from its previous South American range into North America....
Tropical Pink Springtail
Coecobrya sp. “Tropical Pink” 100 mixed: $5 500 mixed: $20 1000 mixed: $35 As of 2022, these springtails have been re-identified as an unknown member of the genus Coecobrya. You can never have too...
Large White Springtail
cf. Folsomia candida 100 mixed: $5 500 mixed: $20 1000 mixed: $35 This large, insanely easy to culture springtail is an excellent staple feeder for tiny amphibians, true spider hatchlings, and small aquarium fish....
Dwarf White Isopod
Trichorhina tomentosa 30 mixed: $10 100 mixed: $30 500 mixed: $120 (Contact for availability) These little isopods are excellent to use in combination with springtails in moist enclosures with substrate. They are fast breeders, and...
Lawn Shrimp
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Starter culture with enclosure (~100 mixed): $40 This widespread species is common in moist, tropical environments. It is a ridiculously good burrower and will either dig or jump about wildly when suddenly...
Lesser Mealworm Beetle
Alphitobius diaperinus 20 mixed: $5 100 mixed: $20 500 mixed: $75 (Contact for availability) These small, omnivorous darkling beetles are a great addition to many tank clean-up crews. They do not disturb other...
Hide Beetle
Dermestes maculatus 30 mixed: $20 100 mixed: $60 500 mixed: $250 The classic hide beetle is the species of choice for skeleton cleaning and has been used for hundreds of years by taxidermists to...
Great Canyon Isopod
Porcellio dilatatus 15 mixed: $10 50 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $50 Despite the larger maximum size of the skirted isopod, the great canyon isopod reaches larger adult sizes more consistently. This species often burrows...
Florida Fast Isopod
Atlantoscia floridana 15 mixed: $10 60 mixed: $35 (Contact for availability) 150 mixed: $75 (Contact for availability) This species is found in various scrub and forest habitats throughout the Southeastern United States and ranges...
Tiny Blue Springtail
Poduromorpha sp. “Tiny Blue” 100 mixed: $5 (Not available) 500 mixed: $20 (Not available) 1000 mixed: $35 (Not available) This pudgy springtail sports dull blue hues at adulthood and a rainbow of other colors...
Dwarf Purple Isopod
Trichoniscidae sp. “Dwarf Purple” 30 mixed: $10 100 mixed: $30 (Contact for availability) 500 mixed: $120 (Contact for availability) Also known as the “dwarf purple”, “Costa Rican purple”, and “jungle micropod”, this tiny species...
Little Roly-Poly
Venezillo parvus 15 mixed: $10 50 mixed: $30 100 mixed: $50 Shy and reclusive, this small roly-poly makes a decent addition to most clean-up crews. The marmorated markings are quite interesting, though to view...
Clown Roly-Poly
Armadillidium klugii “Montenegro” 12 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $100 100 mixed: $150 Once the holy grail of roly-poly collectors the world over, this species has increased in popularity and is now a mainstay of...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Orange Dalmatian” 15 mixed: $30 50 mixed: $80 100 mixed: $150 Isolated and refined by Ryan Orr. Contrary to popular belief, this line of Porcellio scaber was NOT created by...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “White Out” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $120 100 mixed: $200 Isolated by Roach Crossing. This fascinating cultivar possesses absolutely no dark pigmentation- even its eyes are whited out! Very...
Common Roly-Poly
Armadillidium vulgare Cultivar name: “Orange Vigor” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $120 100 mixed: $200 Isolated by Alan Jeon, refined by Roach Crossing. This line of oranges has been heavily outcrossed (Dearborn, Michigan wild...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Spottergeist” 15 mixed: $60 ( Contact for Availability ) 50 mixed: $150 ( Contact for Availability ) 100 mixed: $250 ( Contact for Availability ) Isolated by Anthony Molnar; minor...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Lucy” 15 mixed: $50 50 mixed: $150 100 mixed: $250 Isolated and refined by Roach Crossing. An animal’s phenotypes, or physical appearance, can be determined by both its genetics as...
Common Roly-Poly
Armadillidium vulgare Cultivar name: “Pennypack Gold” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $120 (Contact for availability) 100 mixed: $200 (Contact for availability) Isolated and refined by Bill Yannone. This beautiful line of common roly-polies has...
Smooth Isopod
Porcellio laevis Cultivar name: “Dairy Cow” 15 mixed: $25 50 mixed: $75 100 mixed: $140 Whimsically black-and-white, this adorable smooth isopod mutant has attracted many new isopod enthusiasts. Suspiciously, this strain is unable to...
Skirted Isopod
Oniscus asellus Cultivar name: “Stardust Dalmatian” 15 mixed: $40 50 mixed: $120 100 mixed: $200 Isolated and refined by Connor Brescia. Unlike the “Mardi Gras Dalmatian”, “Stardust Dalmatian” has small flecks of yellow playfully...
Rough Isopod
Porcellio scaber Cultivar name: “Lava” 15 mixed: $60 50 mixed: $160 100 mixed: $300 Originally described as a single-gene mutation, “Lava” is actually a complex of extremely variable genotypes. This stock is believed to...