Going without food for even a single day feels difficult for most people, so the idea of surviving five years between meals ...

A new study reveals how deep-sea isopods survive years without food using giant stomachs, slow metabolism and a gene that controls energy use.

A new deep-sea crustacean that bears a striking resemblance to the facehuggers from “Alien” has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico. The bathynomus yucatanensis is a species of giant isopod, ...

The recently-discovered giant creature lives in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. All told, there are almost 20 separate species of Bathynomus, a genus of giant segmented creatures that scurry and ...

“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 long, and it is ...

If you are an avid DSN reader then undoubtedly you know our fascination with Giant Isopods. Back in the early days of 2007, I was sharing Bathynomus giganteus videos and pontificating about their ...

About 1 million species of animals live in the ocean. They should make room for one more: a nearly foot-long yellow isopod that thrives at the bottom of the sea. Identified as Bathonymus yucatanensis, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers have identified a new species of Bathonymus, the famed genera of deep-sea isopods whose viral internet fame has made them the most famous aquatic crustaceans since Sebastian of "The Little ...