u/The-idiots114. Dwelling between 500 and 7000 feet below the surface, […] Auten attempts to feed her giant isopods every day, a ritual that requires a lot of patience. ... More like a giant cockroach. In the pitch darkness of the deep sea, all manner of monstrosities lurk — including giant, shark-eating isopods. Giant Isopod Kills Shark. Archived. Close. Ghostcrawler being a marine biologist explained once an image of an Giant Isopod that has been floating around the internet as of late. "It's a big isopod, somewhat related to the "rolly pollies' you can probably find in your yard. The isopods also have little hooked claws at the ends of their legs. From the demonic anglerfish to the hellish vampire squid, the sea creatures of the abyss have evolved to fuel nightmares, and the giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) is no exception. Giant Isopod Kills Shark. If an animal the size … 1 year ago. Posted by. Ghostcrawler on Giant Isopods. One giant isopod in Japan went for five years without eating a single bite before dying earlier this year. Miranda explains why you'll often find the giant isopod's land-dwelling cousin, the woodlouse, lurking in damp places: These make the animal more stable on the ocean floor. The enormous size of giant isopods is a result of a phenomenon known as deep sea gigantism or abyssal gigantism, the tendency of deep sea animals to grow to a much larger size than similar species in shallower waters. That only gives us 29% where we're safe. ... Looks in the video like an isopod is a big clam- which would make it the Venus flytrap of the ocean. r/TheDepthsBelow: 71% of the earth's surface is covered by water according to NOAA. Imagine a slow, flattened shrimp with heavy armor. The giant isopod is also related to terrestrial crustaceans, such as Armadillidium vulgare, commonly known as the pillbug or roly-poly. 85. Giant isopods also have very large eyes in comparison to their body too,' explains Miranda.