Peer into the nearest tidepool – nature’s version of a fishbowl – and there’s a decent chance you’ll see tiny, chubby life forms crawling in it. They’re called isopods, a reference to their standard ...

What do deep-sea crustaceans munch on? A new study titled "A deep-sea isopod that consumes Sargassum sinking from the ocean's surface," published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: ...

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Using a deep-sea submersible vehicle, researchers captured a small animal having a strange snack. Screengrab from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's video Miles below the surface of the ocean, ...

A newly recovered giant isopod -- or Bathynomus giganteus -- has been terrifying and entertaining Web surfers. Will it keep you from swimming? Giant isopods are important scavengers in the deep-sea; ...

The isopod b. nybelini swims on camera for the first time in the depths of the ocean (credit: L. Peoples (UMT), NDSF Alvin Group, NSF, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) In the deepest parts of ...

Newswise — Woods Hole, Mass. (Sept. 11, 2024) – What do deep-sea crustaceans munch on? A new study published today, "A deep-sea isopod that consumes Sargassum sinking from the ocean’s surface", in the ...

An isopod swims backward and upside down in the deep ocean using largepaddle legs, carrying Sargassum algae that has sunk from the surface miles above. Surprisingly, these isopods can be seen carrying ...