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Tag: Bathynomus

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Adopt the giant deep-sea isopod, Bathynomus giganteus, as the National Deep-Sea Animal of the United States.

Dr. M November 5, 2016 AmericanBathynomusGiant IsopodNational AnimalpetitionWhite House

If you are an avid DSN reader then undoubtedly you know our fascination with Giant Isopods. Back in the early days of 2007, I was…

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Isopocalypse 2010: Giant Isopods Storm the Internets

Dr. M April 1, 2010 Bathynomusbody sizeGiant Isopodisopocalypse

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).…

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Giant Isopod Fail

Kevin Zelnio July 21, 2009 BathynomusfailGiant Isopod

This is a giant isopod. This, on the other hand, is not. To reiterate, this is a giant isopod, a species in the genus Bathynomus,…

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Why is The Giant Isopod Giant?

Dr. M April 4, 2007 ArthropodaBathynomusBody Size EvolutionCope's RuleCrustaceaGiant IsopodGigantismIsopodaSerolis

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…

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From The Desk of Zelnio: Bathynomus giganteus

Kevin Zelnio April 4, 2007 ArthropodaBathynomusBest of ZelnioCrustaceaEyeGiant IsopodIsopodaScavenger

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…

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