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

It's a great example of deep-sea gigantism. The giant isopod is a deep-sea scavenger, relying on meals that fall from above and can only swim for short distances. Its pale lilac or pinkish body is ...

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ...

Fans of reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates packed the Saratoga Springs City Center this weekend. Before you click away, ...

The giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) is a crustacean that creeps along the ocean floor at depths ranging from 500 to 7,000 feet. Resembling its smaller cousin, the pill bug, this deep-sea scavenger ...

Dive with us into the depths of the ocean to discover twelve astonishing deep-sea creatures that seem to belong to another world. Resembling an oversized roly-poly or pill bug, the giant isopod ...

Whales are huge, long-lived mammals. The blue whale is the largest ... house the bacteria and scavengers that quickly consume a carcass. Lobsters, crabs, isopods, sea cucumbers, shrimp, sleeper sharks ...

A “serendipitous” discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems can thrive beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice ...