The isopods locate their appropriate environments using their compound eyes and their antennae. The isopods locate their appropriate environments using their compound eyes and their antennae.
dark and moist
yes, they do sleep
Halophiles live in a high salt concentration.
Many of them do in environments such as salt lakes, volcanic vents and hot springs for example
a dessert
Changing environments
Isopods like the very common pillbug are not insects at all but actually crustaceans. They have gills and need the moist environments to breath.
they like dark
Typically shady and wet environments. Usually found under rocks, leaf litter, or logs.
Isopods prefer environments that have neutral pH's, sand however is quite acidic
no, isopods do not eat worms, and worms do not eat isopods, they are both detritus feeders, although some parasite worms can kill isopods.
Sea-dwelling isopods can be found in the Southern Ocean. There are no land-dwelling isopods on the continent.
isopods are more like a light brown
Isopods can be from 1/64 up to about an inch
Crustaceans like crabs and shrimp is related to isopods.
isopods are not insects because an insect has only 6 legs and an isopod has 7
Isopods are crustaceans, as are lobsters. Crustaceans are a class in the phylum Arthropoda. Fish, however, are a class in the phylum Chordata, or vertebrates. So, not related to isopods, or lobsters. ^^
Giant isopods communicate by sending little water waves through the water.