Who needs a rousing sea chanty when you can have a rousing isopod modern rock ballad?

You’ll recognize such hits as, “Isopod Love Song”, “Chitinous Tease”,  “An Isopod is Cute in the Eyes of an Isopod”, (including the immortal lyric, “Just because we’re not as cute as kittens and things, doesn’t mean we deserve to go extinct.”) and “Giant Isopods Ate My Well Known Brand of Corn Chips.”

Does it make you think less of me if I admit I like, “Isopod (I can evolve)”?

So what’s a giant isopod? Well, they’re crustaceans (like shrimp, crabs, and lobsters) in the same taxon with woodlice, aka pill bugs. Yes, they are essentially foot-long, seafaring pill bugs on steroids. The wander through the deep ocean scavenging carcasses or attacking slow-moving prey. Oh, and if you’re ever in North Taiwan, you can apparently have one of them for dinner.

I need a giant isopod bib.

Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.

Discovered thanks to Deep Sea News.