This Football-Sized Crustacean Is the Oceanic Cousin of Roly-Poly Bugs - Nerdist

A nearly foot-long giant isopod specimen is a new crustacean species. It lives in the sea, eats dead whales, and is related to roly polys.

Scientists discovered a new species of giant isopod that is the size of a literal football. This big crustacean lives on the ocean floor but is related to the pillbugs, also known as roly poly bugs, … [+1752 chars]

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