Giant Horrid Deep Sea Louse Like Creature Filmed Feasting On Fish Head
The video was featured in the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Office of Ocean Exploration and Research’s “31 Dives of Halloween” web series, which is highlighting a host of fascinating deep-sea creatures in the run-up to the popular holiday. The creature visible in the clip is a giant isopod of the species Bathynomus giganteus—a deep-sea scavenger that is a close relative of the pill bugs and sowbugs commonly found in homes and gardens....