Giant isopod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A giant isopod may be one of approximately nine species of large isopods (crustaceans related to the shrimp and crabs) in the genus Bathynomus . They are thought to be abundant in cold, deep w...
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Food; Isopods are omnivores or scavengers feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. Some may eat live plants. ... Habitat; Isopods breathe with gills, so they are restricted to areas with high humidity, under rocks or logs, in leaf litter or in crevices. Some species are nocturnal.
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insected.arizona.edu/isoinfo.htm
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The many different species of isopods around the world share certain characteristics. Isopods are crustaceans, distant kin of shrimps, crabs, and crayfish. Like all crustaceans, isopods have a segmented outer shell (seven overlapping plates) that provides a measure of protection from the environment and predators.
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Isopods are the most diverse in form and the most species-rich crustaceans of the superorder Peracarida (isopods, amphipods, tanaids, and their kin). Isopods are common inhabitants of nearly all environments, and they are unusual among the Crustacea for their ubiquity.
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tolweb.org/isopoda
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Isopods are crustaceans. In fact, they are one of the most morphologically diverse of the crustacean groups. They come in many different shapes and sizes (from microscopic to 16 in. long) and live in many different types of habitats (marine and terrestrial).
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www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/sertc/Isopod%20Crustaceans.pdf
www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/sertc/Isopod%20Crustaceans.pdf
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Technically, however, they are all known as isopods, which means "the legs are alike"--of which there are seven pairs (Figs. 1 and 2). Isopods are not insects but rather land-dwelling relatives of the crabs and lobsters.
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Commonly called isopods, pill bugs, fish lice and rolly-pollies, these animals are found in all parts of the marine environment. While many isopods are free living and harmless or beneficial to reef tank denizens, a large number are either predatory, or parasitic, or dangerous to other reef aquarium animals.
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conduct experiments examining the responses of isopods to various environmental factors ... Raise isopods in a clear shoebox or similar, the bottom should be covered with soil or sand and kept moist (use a mister). An old piece of bark, and leaf litter covering the soil. Isopods can be fed carrots, raw pototoes or...
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www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/isopod.html
www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/isopod.html
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Excorallana tricornis; (View a higher resolution version of this image.) ... Excorallana tricornis is a common corallanid isopod found in Florida, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. ... Photo Gallery of Terrestrial Isopods...
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invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/
invertebrates.si.edu/isopod/
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