The giant male isopod, called No. 1 to distinguish it from the nine other giant isopods kept at the Japanese aquarium, has not eaten since January 2009, when it ate a whole horse mackerel. Scroll ...

Isopods – the segmented, ancient-looking order of crustaceans to which pill bugs belong – are popular in Japan; and so it was with much fanfare that, in 2007, the country’s Toba Aquarium ...

The isopod, known by its identification number "No. 5," was the first giant isopod in captivity in Japan to be observed molting. On Feb. 12 this year it shed the back half of its shell.

The male giant isopod, known simply as No. 1, last ate on Jan. 2, 2009 — or, to put it in perspective, 18 days before President Obama began his first term. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

1. Giant isopods aren’t bugs. They’re crustaceans, ... One giant isopod in Japan went for five years without eating a single bite before dying in 2014. That same year, ...

About 1 million species of animals live in the ocean. They should make room for one more: a nearly foot-long yellow isopod that thrives at the bottom of the sea. Identified as Bathonymus ...

Frontal view of a giant isopod. Yummy. (Credit: Mattes/CC SA 3.0) Giant isopods (Bathynomus giganteus) are carnivous crustaceans that live at ocean depths ranging from 550 feet (170 meters) to ...

This is life-sized pillow of a giant isopod. A deep-sea dweller, the insect-looking giant isopod can grow between 7.5 and 14 inches long. One aquarium in Japan decided they'd sell a cool plush toy.

Scientists have discovered a new giant isopod species among the sea creatures held in a Japanese aquarium. This cream-colored crustacean was originally mistaken for its larger relative, called ...

A new isopod species has been discovered in a lab in Singapore, and it is massive, at least relative to other giant isopods. It's named after Darth Vader. The post New ‘Supergiant’ Isopod ...

The male giant isopod, known simply as No. 1, last ate on Jan. 2, 2009 — or, to put it in perspective, 18 days before President Obama began his first term. Search Query Show Search News ...