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.

Environment Animals This giant isopod lives in the crater of a dinosaur-killing asteroid. Meet the newest relative of the roly-poly. By Laura Baisas. Published Aug 10, 2022 1:32 PM EDT.

Giant isopods also have very large eyes in comparison to their body too,' explains Miranda. The isopods also have little hooked claws at the ends of their legs. These make the animal more stable on ...

Giant isopods have four sets of jaws—which are adapted to cut and tear at prey—and they get a workout when the animals are hungry. “When they're hungry and they're eating, definitely have a ...

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Under the microscope, the isopods were covered in tiny specks of sperm just like marine worms in Solis-Weiss study. Lavaut’s group reported its findings on July 28 in the journal Science .

The Socorro isopod is an endangered crustacean endemic to the thermal water of a spring in the state of New Mexico. Its population is relegated to just three small habitats, like a concrete pool ...

You won’t believe what we found in a canal near HOOTERS! 🦞 A giant ISOPOD caught our attention, and it’s unlike anything you’ve seen before. Join us as we uncover the mystery behind this ...

While most people worry about the big scary things in the ocean such as sharks and orcas, if you're an isopod living down there it’s the pink, fluffy-looking animals you’ve got to be wary of ...

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...

A giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei. ... with 80% of them living at a depth of 365-730 meters, Taiwan’s Animal Planet said in a Facebook page.