Stats

Lifespan

2-5 years

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Marine and Terrestrial

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Common

About

This crustacean lives in deep oceans, freshwater streams, and damp soil. It breathes through five pairs of feathery gills located on its underside.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile crustacean takes adult form after its larval phase, growing in stages between molts.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and full hard shell.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Malacostraca

Order

Isopoda