Isopods of the World
Shares rank 12 of 18 reference websites by recommenders
A free educational website about isopods, recommended for its charm as a niche project that teaches a tidbit and for helping people identify and explore them.
A free educational website about isopods, recommended for its charm as a niche project that teaches a tidbit and for helping people identify and explore them.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Delightful, educational niche project
“Small artful projects that had no goal but to teach us a tidbit about a niche topic”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Isopods of the World” “This is lovely. My daughter's in grammar school, and keeps bringing them home.”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Isopods of the World” “The kind of site that makes one happy the Internet exists”
Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Isopods of the World”
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| Sheldon Brown's Bicycle Technical Info | 49 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 19 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| Animated Knots by Grog | 14 | 1 | 93% | 2 | — | — |
| Ian's Shoelace Site | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| OEIS | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
| Isopods of the WorldThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this looks like an invaluable resource for people trying to ID + explore them”
“This is lovely. My daughter's in grammar school, and keeps bringing them home.”
“Small artful projects that had no goal but to teach us a tidbit about a niche topic”
“the design looks AI generated”
“The kind of site that makes one happy the Internet exists”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.