Image via Unsplash Resembling a massive roly-poly or pill bug, the giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) dwells in the cold, dark depths of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Growing up to 16 ...

Giant Isopod: The Armored Dweller Giant Isopod. Image via Unsplash The giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) is a crustacean that creeps along the ocean floor at depths ranging from 500 to 7,000 feet.

This in turn paves the way for research on macroecology and macroevolution for marine animals. As McClain likes to say, "Body size isn't just a number; it's a key to how life works," because that ...