My grandson has decided he wants to learn about ecosystems and to explain how nature and the cycle of things work, I got him a small terrarium. The sealed tank was a real joy at first, but soon, the tank became a “stank” and I had to move it to the back porch due to …
Posts from: September 19, 2021
In this article, I am going to talk about how isopods breathe. My son loves to play with whatever he can find in nature, and since he first discovered that isopods are actually crustaceans, he has been dropping the ones he finds in the garden into our fish tank. I know better, and I called …
I like a clean home, and one morning as I was sweeping, I found a rolled-up little crustacean in my home. It was a pillbug or isopod, also known as a roly-poly. Having never seen one up close, I decided to place it somewhere dark and quiet and watch it for a while. After a …
For Christmas, I was surprised by my family with a lovely fish tank. I have always been fond of tropical fish, and having my own tank with some friendly fish swimming about was a really great way to relieve stress. When I passed a local aquarium, I couldn’t help but buy a few more pretty …
When I think of isopods, I think of the tiny tank janitors that live in aquariums and terrariums and munch away at decaying plant matter. Well, I recently discovered that isopods, also called sow bugs or pill bugs, are actually quite a marvel of design, especially when it comes to how they breathe. If you’re …