Legendary isopod pull
11/28
I was digging in an overgrown planter and found this tiny dude, Trichoniscus pygmaeus!! First one seen and posted on iNat in my state also, so I hit both goals of 10+ unique species and being the first to see a species here. They seem to be coming from from the northeast, down through VA and through the mountains. This individual was the only one I saw and have seen since (i've been checking every other day). He wasn't much bigger than a snout mite and was surprisingly shiny with super cute little eyes. I wonder if the rest were burrowed a little deeper. At first I thought it might be a young Trichoniscus pusillus but definitely not. I still want to see one of those eventually though. LOVE pygmy species they are so precious
2.2.25 update: I got my camera up here!! will go back and look for them soon and return with better pics
