NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, Gulf of Mexico 2012 Expedition, via NOAA Photo Library, Flickr // CC by 2.0. Giant isopods live between 550 to 7020 feet deep (and potentially deeper), and prefer a ...

Isopods, crustaceans mistaken for bugs, studied by researchers in dietary preferences. They choose soil crust over plant litter, aided by microbes for digestion, revealing dietary intricacies.

The isopod in the video, however, isn't prey: Rather, it is a permanent resident. Deepstaria jellyfish were first discovered off the California coast in 1966 and were named after Deepstar 4000 ...

Like all giant isopods, of which there are around 20 species, B. Vaderi is a carnivore and prefers feeding on crustaceans, fish, squid, and even whale carcasses.

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 ...

Deep-sea isopods are cousins of terrestrial roly-polies, also known as pill bugs. The newly described pinky-length crustacean was found on a slope of Exuma Sound, southeast of Nassau, at a depth ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi. The creature's species name is a reference to how its head looks like the helmet of the evil Darth Vader in the "Star Wars ...

Carmona isopods are about 0.1 inches in length, have segmented bodies with antennae and “large” black eyes, the study said. Photos show the “colorless” new species. A Baeticoniscus ...