Join us during Isopod Hour as we demonstrate how to build a simple and effective isopod crab trap. This DIY project is ...

Driving along the Stuart Highway from Tennant Creek to Katherine in Australia's Northern Territory, you might be more aware of lone eagles flying high above than what lies in the groundwaters beneath.

Why are so many deep-sea creatures absolutely massive? From giant squid to enormous isopods, the ocean’s depths are filled with creatures that seem straight out of science fiction. This phenomenon, ...

Instead, they rely primarily on their antennae to detect food particles in the water. Giant isopods are opportunistic feeders, typically consuming dead organisms that sink to the ocean floor, playing ...

The giant isopod is served as food after being steamed, grilled, stir-fried or cooked with fried rice. Giant isopods sold at a seafood market in Hanoi in May 2024. PHOTO: NGUYEN THANH SON.

The isopods were sampled in Središče ob Dravi in northeastern Slovenia in July 2016. They were maintained in culture at room temperature (21 ± 1 °C) and a natural light and day rhythm in Ljubljana, ...

B. vaderi is just the second recorded supergiant isopod found in the South China Sea. It feeds on decomposing organic material, playing an important role in the ocean’s deep-sea food chain.

Bathynomus vaderi is a supergiant isopod that can grow 12.7 inches in length. ... {we’ll} definitely have a lot of food around them because they‘ll keep eating.” ...

Bathynomus vaderi: An isopod delicacy. Once sold at low prices as a bycatch product, Bathynomus vaderi has , since 2017, become an exotic and expensive isopod delicacy. There’s even been a compelling ...

Giant isopods belong to the genus Bathynomus and are commonly found in deep, cold waters. Ranging from 3.4 inches to more than 20 inches long, these carnivorous sea creatures are known to be harmless ...

The species belongs to a group of isopods known as “super-giants,” which hit lengths of up 32.5 cm and weighing over a kilogram. The incredible size of these creatures is a result of a ...

Giant isopods like those of the genus Bathynomus are relatives of the more ... to protect species like B. vaderi as we increasingly look to exploit the deep sea for food and other ...