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 ...
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Researchers Discover ‘Death Ball’ Sponge and Dozens of Other Bizarre Deep-Sea Creatures in the Southern Ocean
The second expedition took researchers to the Southern Ocean’s Bellingshausen Sea, off West Antarctica. The team was the ...
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 ...
A brand new species of giant isopod was discovered in a survey off the coast of Indonesia. There are now 20 species of these creatures that have been documented, but many more may remain undiscovered.
In the unexplored depths of The Bahamas, a newfound animal emerges—meet Booralana nickorum, the latest addition to the animal kingdom. This recently classified species belongs to the cirolanid isopod ...
Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam have discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species that they've named for one of the most infamous movie villains of all time. The new find came after ...
At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were ...
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 ...
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