The Giant Isopod looks like a deep-sea armadillo, armored, ancient, and strangely captivating. One of the largest crustaceans alive today, it’s closely related to shrimp and crabs.
These bottom-dwellers live in the ocean’s cold depths and have been around for over 160 million years, predating even the mighty T. rex.
As odd as it sounds, they’re distant relatives of the humble backyard woodlouse.
These bottom-dwellers live in the ocean’s cold depths and have been around for over 160 million years, predating even the mighty T. rex.
As odd as it sounds, they’re distant relatives of the humble backyard woodlouse.