Explore a giant Australian forest and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off will be released on October 21, 2025.

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

Three isopods seen at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum on Feb 19. The middle one is a new species of deep sea giant isopod Bathynomus vaderi, also known as Darth Vader.

The main way that pill bugs become pests is during seasons when there are far too many of them around — like years with a lot of rain. Normally, pill bugs eat decaying vegetation, seeds, and dung.

As if Bathynomus weren’t big enough in general, Bathynomus vaderi are specifically “supergiant” isopods that can reach 12.8 inches in length and weigh more than 2.2 pounds.

Back in March of 2022, scientists from Hanoi University bought several supergiant isopods of the genus Bathynomus from restaurants and fishermen in Quy Nhơn City – and no, not for eating.

Jerusalem Post Science New study from the Hebrew University unveils Isopod eating habits which affects the ecosystem Isopods, crustaceans mistaken for bugs, studied by researchers in dietary ...

The researcher fed isopods with natural and artificial foods and found that when allowing a choice, isopods can tightly regulate their food consumption to meet a very specific ratio of proteins, ...

Isopods received most of their proteins and sugars from dry leaves and eat soil crust to meet their very high calcium needs. The exoskeleton of isopods is made of calcium carbonates that they must ...