The study presents the multifaceted considerations that influence food selection by these fascinating creatures. Contrary to expectations, wild isopods showed a preference for macronutrient-poor ...

This new species of Baeticoniscus represents one of the few cases worldwide in which the description of a new taxon has been ...

Giant isopods spend the majority of their time on the seabed, waiting for food to fall from higher in the water column The largest isopods are the species Bathynomus giganteus. When it comes to their ...

New research on desert isopods' dietary preferences is the revelation of the complex factors influencing their food choices. By understanding how these animals meticulously regulate their nutrient ...

I’ll butterfly a dead mackerel so that the insides are coming out, and then I will present it in front the isopod. I try offering food once a day and that's just because one day they might not ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei, and it has people queuing up. Last month, the shop, called The Ramen Boy, launched the limited-edition ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei and it has people queuing up—both for pictures and for a bite from this bowl of noodles. Since the The ...

An odd species has been discovered under rare circumstances in the depths of the San Antón water mine in Seville province ...

Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice. It can reach lengths of over 30 centimetres and weights in excess of a kilogram. Read more Endangered skates saved from ...

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 ...