Armadillidium klugii 'Dubrovnik'
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Native Locale: Balkan regions of Europe
Reproductive Rate: Moderate once established
Growth Rate: Moderate
Adult Size: .8"
Difficulty: Recommended for intermediate to experienced collectors.AKA "Clown Isopod" due to their vivid white (sometimes yellow) patches on a crimson/brown shell and an orange skirt.
Said to mimic the colorations of the Mediterranean Black Widow spider.
Prefers a moderate moisture gradient, starting with one side of the enclosure being wet, the middle being moist, and the opposite side being arid.
Sensitive to traveling and being moved from one enclosure to another. Consequently, they can be slow starters.
Reclusive and sometimes burrows. Active during the day.
Not sexually dimorphic.
AKA "Pill Bug", thus rolls into a ball to retain moisture when the habitat is too dry, as well as a defensive posture.


