Ligidium elrodii sighting
10/6
Finally another one off the isopod bucket list! I was on the rainbow falls trail in the smoky mountains looking for one of the small mountain species with zero luck until I picked up a random wet piece of wood and found him sitting under it. He was flexible and WAY faster than expected. Lots of clinging and darting. The huge round eyes are super hard to miss. It was by a stream in an area where I hadn't seen any isopods at all until him. The only things there were millipedes and a bristletail. I don't think I'm far enough east for blueridgense, but maybe one day I'll see one of those guys too.