Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the Internets
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By , on April 1st, 2010 16 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love, Critters, Giant Isopod, Uncategorized, Weird   , , ,  

Across the internets a craze is sweeping.  We here at DSN are calling it Isopocalypse 2010 (stay up to date using the Twitter hashtag #isopocalypse2010).  Things got so crazy over the last two days with giant isopods that in my excitement I forgot what year it was and used #isopocalypse2011 hashtag this morning It all . . . → Read More: Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the Internets

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Giant Isopod Fail
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By , on July 21st, 2009 One comment   Bringin' It, Giant Isopod   , ,  

This is a giant isopod. This, on the other hand, is not. An example of a creature which is not a giant isopod. To reiterate, this is a giant isopod, a species in the genus Bathynomus, and more specifically Bathynomus giganteus (latin for gigantic). The following illustration is taken from Lloyd 1908 “The internal anatomy . . . → Read More: Giant Isopod Fail

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Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?
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By , on April 4th, 2007 16 comments   Adaptations, Giant Isopod   , , , , , , , ,  

Kevin’s wonderful post on the Giant Isopod inspired me to post on a topic I have long pondered. Frequent readers of DSN know that I am fond of Sylvia Earle and the topic of body size. Honestly, it is not just body size is all matter of size related issues. A roadside trip can . . . → Read More: Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus
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By , on April 4th, 2007 26 comments   Adaptations, Biodiversity, Giant Isopod   , , , , , , ,  

Bathynomus giganteus (Arthropoda: Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae) You know those cute little roly-poly bugs you found under rocks as a kid? You poke at them and they curl up into a little ball? Well, magnify that times 1000, take away the functional role of the eyes, head to the deep-sea and you’ve got the Giant . . . → Read More: From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus

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