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Pillbugs Are Getting Top Dollar Online. Poachers Have Noticed.

✇NYT: Science
By:Madeline Shaw
28 January 2026 at 12:31
A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn.

© Nicky Bay

The Cuban Spiky, Pseudarmadillo spinosus, is one of the isopods most prized by hobbyists. A few live specimens can sell for hundreds of dollars.

Pillbugs Are Getting Top Dollar Online. Poachers Have Noticed.

✇NYT: Science
By:Madeline Shaw
28 January 2026 at 05:00
A robust, largely unregulated online trade in isopods could pose a serious threat to some vulnerable species, scientists warn.

© Nicky Bay

The Cuban Spiky, Pseudarmadillo spinosus, is one of the isopods most prized by hobbyists. A few live specimens can sell for hundreds of dollars.
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