The giant isopod (Bathynomus) is a deep-sea crustacean related to roly-polys and pill bugs. Although the "giant" isopod ranges in size from 3 to 20 inches (8 to 51 centimeters) long, it dwarfs the ...

They can also swim short distances using their fan-like tails. Giant isopods are an example of deep-sea gigantism, which is an evolutionary pattern in which deep-dwelling creatures grow much ...

What do deep-sea crustaceans munch on? A new study titled "A deep-sea isopod that consumes Sargassum sinking from the ocean's ...

The researchers refer to the giant isopod as a scavenger. They also note that it is common in tropical and temperate areas of the deep sea. So far, a total of nineteen extant and four fossil ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight ... the Dongsha Islands on the South China Sea. They are thought to be caught between 300 to 500 metres deep in the ocean. How parasitic worms wriggle ...

Among the shrimp and other fish dumped on the boat deck are dozens of giant deep-sea isopods, huge insect-like creatures that are closely related to shrimps and crabs. The giant isopod can grow up ...

“Using the submersible Alvin, scientists encountered (an) isopod swimming 3.7 miles deep, with oar-like legs as long as your ...

“Ogusokumushi,” or the deep-sea giant isopod called Bathynomus doederleinii by its scientific name, is always a favorite among aquarium visitors. Its body is about 10 centimeters ...

The giant squid is a rare and elusive creature, once thought only to exist in stories of sea monsters called krakens. But in 2004, the Museum was offered a nearly complete specimen caught at a depth ...

Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...

Researchers rarely encounter frilled sharks, prompting them to think the species is distributed in patches of the deep ocean. Giant sea spiders (Colossendeis) have spindly legs that can stretch ...