The workhorse genus. P. laevis, the dairy cow, breeds fast enough to be a feeder culture. P. scaber comes in more color morphs than anyone can track. P. hoffmannseggi is the giant.
They breed prolifically, tolerate a range of conditions, and convert decaying matter into more isopods with almost no input. If you want a culture that produces surplus rather than one you have to nurse, this is the genus.
That fecundity is why prices collapse here faster than anywhere else in the isopod market. A new scaber morph can go from premium to commodity inside eighteen months. Buying morphs in this genus as an investment has burned a lot of people, and the historical pattern in the price record makes that clear.
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## Other arachnids