and there's not much meat in the animal - there's less meat than in a crab. So there aren't a lot of other animals that are going to want to eat it for anything substantial.' A giant isopod specimen ...

Each bowl costs NT$1,480 (HK$376). A customer said the meat tasted like a mix of crab and lobster with a dense, chewy texture. Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns. They are the ...

Want to read more? Check out our stories here. Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches or shorter, while supergiants are anything ...