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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...