Isopods are deep-sea crustaceans inhabiting depths ranging from approximately 558 to a staggering 7018 feet. As carnivorous scavengers, they feed on organisms that fall to the ocean floor.

Some deep-sea creatures are rarely seen by humans because ... "As far as we know, they are primarily scavengers," Ruth Carmichael, senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and ...

This is when the carcass becomes known as a whale fall. Whale falls can nourish an entire ecosystem of deep-sea creatures, from large scavengers to microscopic bacteria. They provide inhabitants of ...

They are being commercially fished by trawlers in various deep-water areas of Vietnam ... role in the ecosystem as scavengers, feeding on remains of dead sea creatures, noted Asharq News.

The deep-sea critter, now called Bathynomus vaderi ... the ocean’s abyss or provide a competitive advantage over other scavengers. Currently, there are only 11 known “supergiant” and ...

vaderi’s large size might give it an edge over other scavengers in the deep-sea environment. According to a CNN report on Jan 17, researchers said it was challenging to confirm the species as ...