Yep, those land-dwelling species are just part of a tremendous group that comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Some deep-sea species are bigger than a cat! Others are parasitic, some are microscopic. They can be found in every type of aquatic environment :)
This isopod is from the family munnopsid and is a bathyopsurine, possibly a Bathopsurus or Paropsurus. To read more about where I was when I saw this check out my blog entry (linked in the "details" for the video, after you click "more").
That is really cool. Did you record that with a microscope of some sort, or is it full-size, so to speak? (Forgive me, I know hardly anything about isopods.)
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dltanner99 11 months ago
It's a USO! No, wait, It's a Submarine! No, It's a man! No, it's an Isopod with 4 fans?
makemap 1 year ago
It's beautiful :D
InsaneBuzzNeini 3 years ago 2
that's quite an efficient set of pods.
bananian 3 years ago
So wait this is an isopod? As in "rolly polly", "pill bug", and "gallego" (latin america)
andresq4545 3 years ago
Yep, those land-dwelling species are just part of a tremendous group that comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Some deep-sea species are bigger than a cat! Others are parasitic, some are microscopic. They can be found in every type of aquatic environment :)
Scythemantis 3 years ago
can't you catch it?
vertozia 3 years ago
Seems kind of rude to just yank the little guy out of the water. He's just paddling by. :(
Xebelan 3 years ago
its a member of the new chinese swimming team.
vuxfeon 3 years ago
its pretty.
averykeeper 4 years ago 2
WHAT IS THIS?? 0-0 this is an isopod?? It complete blew my mind. Acechase, do you have more information about this critter?
raven1234 4 years ago
This isopod is from the family munnopsid and is a bathyopsurine, possibly a Bathopsurus or Paropsurus. To read more about where I was when I saw this check out my blog entry (linked in the "details" for the video, after you click "more").
acechase 4 years ago
That is really cool. Did you record that with a microscope of some sort, or is it full-size, so to speak? (Forgive me, I know hardly anything about isopods.)
Aotommo 4 years ago
see comment below and details of video description.
acechase 4 years ago
The way it moves has a certain beauty.
Is it really an Isopod?
conoba 4 years ago
Aww its cute. What were you doing down so deep? ^_^
Nunchakudo 5 years ago