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Borneo Isopod (Cubaris sp.)
Cubaris sp. 'Borneo'
The Cubaris 'Borneo'. A large armored and shy jewel isopod from the asphyxiating caves of the Asian island. Very similar in titanic proportions to a Jupiter, but it sports a less lively and more monolithic livery, of a dark anthracite gray or lead black, embellished at the lower edges and on the head by a spectral golden yellow-cream. Robust but dependent on advanced rotting wood and very high humidity, it is an animal of absolute darkness and Elizabethan isolation terrariums.
Class:Malacostraca
Order:Isopoda
Family:Armadillidae
Genus:Cubaris
Species:Cubaris sp. 'Borneo'
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Environment
Terrestrial
Humidity
70 - 85 %
Day temperature
23 - 27 °C
Night temperature
20 - 23 °C
UVB
None
Species description
Geographical Origin and Habitat: Lethal unexplored jungles, rotting asphyxiating karst caves and muddy sediments of the island of Borneo.
Taxonomy and Genetics: Family Armadillidae. (Giant Shadow Isopod). It belongs to the mutations/species related to the large Asian two-tone Cubaris but deviates from the fluorescent brilliance preferring mournful shades and mineral mimicry. Darker than the Pak Chong, more homogeneous than the Shiro Utsuri, the Borneo is a purist of slate gray that vanishes into calcareous sediments.
Behavior and Habits: Terrified curled lead ingots. Clumsy but incredibly peaceful and introverted. It develops entire colonies assembled in the lower part of a soggy piece of wood, slowly feeding on the fetid lichens. When surprised by the light, it falls playing dead, snapping shut into an impenetrable ceramic circle to defend itself from the predators of the rainforest.
Morphology: Immense total enameled dome (Up to 0.7 inches / 1.8 cm). Titanic shell for a Cubaris (Jupiter dimensions). The background is a deep Lead Black or very dark shiny Smoke Gray. No extravagant neon colors, but austere elegance: the extreme bands of the body (rear, head and low skirt) are bathed in an Antique Yellow nuanced in cream white, giving the illusion of opaque golden edges that do not break the Asian majesty.
Care, breeding and tankmates
Terrarium Setup: Guidance about terrarium setup for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Lighting and Heating: Guidance about lighting and heating for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Humidity and Hydration: Guidance about humidity and hydration for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Feeding and Supplementation: Guidance about feeding and supplementation for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Compatibility and Coexistence: Guidance about compatibility and coexistence for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Health and Common Diseases: Guidance about health and common diseases for Cubaris sp. 'Borneo' must rely exclusively on the parameters and sources listed on this record.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Lethal unexplored jungles, rotting asphyxiating karst caves and muddy sediments of the island of Borneo.
Origin
Selective breeding and cultivarsCentral America and CaribbeanSouth and Southeast AsiaTropical oceans and reefs
Terrestrial invertebrate profile
- Diet
- No verified data available
- Life expectancy
- No verified data available
- Adult size
- No verified data available
- Lifestyle/Microhabitat
- No verified data available
- Activity cycle
- No verified data available
- Sociality
- No verified data available
- Reproduction
- No verified data available
- Venom level
- No verified data available
- Handling tolerance
- No verified data available
- Brumation
- No verified data available
- Molting
- No verified data available
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