Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns. They are the largest among the thousands of species in the crustacean group, said the NOAA Ocean Exploration on its website. These animals ...

Giant isopods spend the majority of their time on the seabed, waiting for food to fall from higher in the water column The largest isopods are the species Bathynomus giganteus. When it comes to their ...

Want to read more? Check out our stories here. Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches or shorter, while supergiants are anything ...