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 ...

“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 ...

The giant isopod (Bathynomus) is a deep-sea crustacean related to roly-polys and pill bugs. Although the "giant" isopod ranges in size from 3 to 20 inches (8 to 51 centimeters) long, it dwarfs the ...

Giant isopods, giant jellyfish, even giant amoebas, the list goes on. But just what is driving this varied cast to get so ...

Among the shrimp and other fish dumped on the boat deck are dozens of giant deep-sea isopods, huge insect-like creatures that are closely related to shrimps and crabs. "Imagine a pill bug the size ...