“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 ...

Largest-toothed predator that can hunt gigantic squid by plunging miles below the surface. Up to 2.5 feet long, giant isopods are deep-sea crustaceans that resemble pill bugs. Optical Illusion: Can ...

Forget haunted houses & scary stories - Canada's oceans are home to many spooky deep sea creatures, including viperfish and rattail fish.

The giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus), a relative of the woodlouse (Oniscidea), lives at depths down to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) in the Indo West Pacific and Atlantic oceans. There are around 10,000 ...

Looking for all the world like a giant woodlouse, but orders of magnitude nastier, giant isopods are a group of crustaceans comprised of at least 20 individual species. Evil in appearance if not by ...

Giant isopods, caught in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean, are to go on display in Britain for the first time. The nine giant isopods, Bathynomus giganteus, are due to go on display at the Sea ...

Are parasitic isopods the world's most disgusting aquatic creatures, asks Matt Clarke. The photograph above isn't a fake. This is a real creature known as Bathynomus giganteus, or the Giant isopod.

C.Q. Cumber, a sea cucumber with an adorable tiny hat, accompanies you to every stage and takes your payment. Iso Padre is a giant isopod in a business suit that forgot his real name after being on ...

A pair of 3-year-old giant pandas—a male named Bao Li and a female called Qing Bao—have officially arrived at the Zoo, where they will first acclimate to their new home Sarah Kuta Daily ...

Despite their exalted status and relative lack of natural predators, pandas are still at risk. Severe threats from humans have left just over 1,800 pandas in the wild. The panda, with its distinctive ...