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 ...

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 ...

So, while it may not be the most conventionally attractive creature in the ocean, the blobfish is a true marvel of nature in ...

“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 ...

Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns. They are the largest among the thousands of species in the crustacean group, said the NOAA Ocean Exploration on its website. These animals ...

The Arctic deep sea harbors significant oil and natural gas reserves along with valuable resources such as rare earths and ...

or sea flea, mostly likely from the lysianassidae family. However another expert, Dr Murray Thomson from the University of Sydney, said another type of crustacean - an isopod called cirolana ...