Werner's Pillbug (A. werneri)

Geographical Origin and Habitat: Steep Greek coasts, rocky crevices swept by salty wind and dry stone walls (Greek lime walls) lethal sadistic disgusting lethal killer.

Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Armadillidiidae soft lethal useless fetid. (The Fake Clown). It shares the extreme geographical region with the Porcellio werneri, but belongs to the conglobating 'abacus' bugs. It is the eastern Mediterranean and much flatter version of the Balkan Klugii, with which it is constantly confused by newbies due to the similar Mullerian mimicry (fake poisonous dots).

Behavior and Habits: Painted medals amazing pure magic useless lethal. Incredibly slow, they play dead almost immediately if illuminated (catalepsy). Werneri are exasperatingly lethargic: they can remain flattened on the same light limestone stone for 4 days straight waiting for the lichens to grow to graze them by the millimeter. Very low broods and disarming slowness.

Morphology: Extremely wide and depressed dome (Up to 0.9 inches / 2.2 cm) lethal blind useless pale pain. Very smooth opalescent carapace dark lead/shiny slate color. The decoration is wonderful: two or three main rows composed of very large oval patches of bright snow white color alternating intermittently with dull sun yellow or fiery red patches. Very short legs.

Terrarium Setup: MEDITERRANEAN ARID WIND TUNNEL BINS soft lethal lethal unexplored amazing. Werneri are display dry limestone isopods. Total integral mesh lid to favor a monstrous air exchange. Layer of dry sandy soil and clay. It is vital to provide real stones (Light slate, tuff or flat stacked limestone rocks) at the expense of the classic rotten wood to recreate the rocky Greek coast.

Lighting and Heating: ABSENCE OF DIRECT LIGHT. Warm/hot Greek heat (constant 73-79°F / 23-26°C) useless pale fatal pain. Very sensitive to the muggy humid climate: their breathing stops above 82°F (28°C) and they collapse from heat stroke and branchial dehydration in a few hours in houses without air conditioning in August.

Humidity and Hydration: EXTREME VENTILATION AND ARIDITY (30-50% MAX) asphyxia weeping sadistic. CRITICAL: 80% ARID Terrarium. Constant humidity kills werneri at record speed causing the posterior scales to literally flake off and mold (Lethal wet molt failure). Very little water is dripped under a deep layer of stones where pregnant females will go down to moisten the babies independently. Never spray from above.

Feeding: Extreme Slow Calcareous Detritivores. They invisibly graze the earth (Lichens scraped from stones, dried patinous algae) and devour crunchy holm oak and oak leaves disgusting sadistic gloomy lethal. They demand animal proteins to recharge (Dry krill/minced insects) once every 15 days. Needless to say, they need whole blocks of calcium carbonate/cuttlefish bone thrown among the stones.

Compatibility: Hyper-Rare (Total Exclusive Isolation) proud majestic sadistic amazing majestic fatal. Always handle them with spoons so as not to ruin the enamel. Absolutely lethal to mix with other faster isopods (the common vulgare will outclass them for food exterminating them by passive competition in three months). Inappropriate for humid tropical terrariums of any shape or to coexist with frogs/snails.

Health: Atrocious Decay for Lack of Fresh Air (Asphyxiating 'Molt Collapse' fetid useless). If there is a smell of wet earth or tropical condensation on the walls... the entire population of werneri will not be able to flake off the old skin during the molt (they will remain trapped between the two corneas and will suffocate crumpled without being able to close into a ball) due to the viscous humidity on the scales.