Join me as we hold a living deep-sea isopod, a creature that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie, and learn about its unique biology.

More information: Logan M. Peoples et al, A deep-sea isopod that consumes Sargassum sinking from the ocean's surface, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2024).

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

New Deep-Sea Isopod Species Named After God Of The Underworld And it's joined by some other famous Greek mythological faces, too. Holly Large. Holly Large. Jr Copy Editor & Staff Writer ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

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 ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...

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 ...

The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were isopods, like lobsters, crabs and shrimp — and they are considered a delicacy in East Asia. These specimens were not for eating ...