A giant isopod, a crustacean known as the 'scavenger of the deep,' has been found dead in its tank by keepers at an aquarium in Japan, after the creature refused to eat for more than five years. The ...

From Japan comes news of a giant isopod that knows all there is to know about the hunger game. How else to explain the fasting behavior of the... From Japan comes news of a giant isopod that knows all ...

TOBA, Mie -- A giant isopod -- a deep sea creature distantly related to crabs and shrimp -- at the Toba Aquarium here has died after refusing food since December 2012, the aquarium announced on April ...

“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 ...

Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium is truly a gem of the midland. The entrance ...

The Great Lakes Aquarium welcomed three giant isopods over the summer as part of its new Lava to Lakes exhibit. They’re named after the three deepest point in the ocean: Challenger, Horizon, and Ebden ...

Do not adjust your screen, and do not reach for the soy sauce. What you see before you is a real, living, breathing marine animal currently on display in a Japanese aquarium — a creature that just ...

A bizarre parasitic sea creature that looks like a piece of salmon sushi has become an unwitting star at a Japanese aquarium after it was reintroduced on Friday. The crustacean has orange and white ...

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An inch-long sea creature that looks like a piece of salmon sushi has become the star of a Japanese Aquarium. All about the sushi-shaped creature: The Aquamarine Fukushima, located on the east coast ...

“What’s that?” you ask. It’s the newest critter at the Virginia Aquarium. It’s called a deepwater isopod but aquarium folks compare the isopod to a cross between a big cockroach and a roly poly bug.

From Japan comes news of a giant isopod that knows all there is to know about the hunger game. How else to explain the fasting behavior of the animal that, his minders say, hasn't eaten in more than 1 ...