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 ...
Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and ... a biotechnology associate professor who specialises in deep-sea invertebrates at the National University of Tainan. “The best practice would ...
“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 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 ...
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. "Imagine a pill bug the size ...