A huge bug-like crustacean, roughly 12.7 inches (32.2 centimeters) long, spent over three decades misidentified as a known species as it sat inside the University of Tübingen in Germany.

The nearly 13-inch crustacean was brought to Germany from Puerto Rico in the 1980s, but its true identity remained a mystery until researchers took a closer look ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of deep-sea giant isopod, Bathynomus raksasa. This is the first time that the genus Bathynomus has been collected in Indonesian waters. It’s also one of the ...

Scientists recently trapped a giant isopod off the coast of Mexico, and after studying its anatomy and DNA, they determined that the crustacean is an entirely new species. Deep sea isopods dwell on ...

A new species of giant isopod, Bathynomus yucatanensis Huang et al. via Journal of Natural History Giant isopods are like something out of a science fiction novel—these massive, armored crustaceans ...

Giant isopods are real, they're ancient, and they're straight up terrifying. Meet the deep sea creature that breaks your ...