Giant Isopod. Image via Unsplash Resembling an oversized pillbug or woodlouse, the Giant Isopod is one of the deep sea’s most iconic creatures. These arthropods can grow up to 16 inches (40 cm) in ...

A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. The deep-sea creature, Alicella gigantea, which can grow up to ...

A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. The deep-sea creature, Alicella gigantea, which can grow up to 34cm ...

A rarely spotted “supergiant” crustacean related to woodlice is actually a common inhabitant of the sea floor, a new study finds. Amphipod is among the most diverse group of crustaceans, with ...

Ancient ‘Sea Moth’ With Three Eyes Found in Canada’s Rocks (Image: AI generated) It’s not every day that science uncovers an ocean oddity from over 500 million years ago.

Scientists have discovered Mosura fentoni, a three-eyed predator from 506 million years ago. This ancient sea creature, resembling a 'sea moth,' had jointed claws and a trunk-like body.

“This is a neat example of evolutionary convergence with modern groups, like horseshoe crabs, woodlice, and insects, which share a batch of segments bearing respiratory organs at the rear of the body, ...

What sets Mosura apart is something never seen before in a radiodont: a tail-like body region made of 16 tightly packed segments, each lined with gills. This rear section looks surprisingly similar to ...

Environment Animals Ancient three-eyed ‘sea moth’ used its butt to breathe The extinct 506-million-year-old arthropod is named after the fictional Japanese monster Mothra. By Laura Baisas ...

At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were ...