Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...

One fits in a human palm while the other could be served as a main course. Like all giant isopods, these deep-sea scavengers are carnivores with a taste for dead fish, squid, crustaceans ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of ... the Dongsha Islands on the South China Sea. They are thought to be caught between 300 to 500 metres deep in the ocean. How parasitic worms wriggle ...

“Ogusokumushi,” or the deep-sea giant isopod called Bathynomus doederleinii by its scientific name, is always a favorite among aquarium visitors. Its body is about 10 centimeters ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at ... discovered near the Dongsha Islands on the South China Sea. They are thought to be caught between 300 to 500 metres deep in the ocean.