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 ...

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 ...

Pingback: Giant Isopod Fail | Deep Sea News. Mark S says: March 31, 2010 at 19:38. Another way to look at this would be to ask why land isopods are so tiny! I have an idea – perhaps unfounded – that ...

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new giant isopod species among the sea creatures held in a Japanese aquarium. This cream-colored crustacean was originally mistaken for its larger relative, called ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters.

Commercial fishermen are now hauling giant isopods from the sea to meet demand. They are being commercially fished by ...

The male giant isopod, known simply as No. 1, last ate on Jan. 2, 2009 — or, to put it in perspective, 18 days before President Obama began his first term. Accessibility links Skip to main content ...

New giant deep-sea isopod discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 08 / 220810105148.htm ...

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 ...

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 ...