Via Akeakamai, I found this gem of a video from JAMSTEC's Shinkai 6500. The video shows several typical scavenging organisms, crabs, eels, and GIANT ISOPODS (Bathynomus giganteus), feeding on what appears to be a sizeable fish (maybe tuna). For scale the isopods are about 9-12 inches in length and yes they are the world's largest isopod. The video is originally from the "Planet Earth" series.
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GIANT ISOPODS!
Category: Books/Media • Giant Isopod
Posted on: February 19, 2007 10:58 AM, by CR McClain
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The hi-speed frame rate is fantastic. For a moment, it looked like the giant isopods piled-on to form a phalanx (or tower) that excludes competitors. Did anyone else get that?
The ending shots of crabs are very creepy.
Posted by: Peter Etnoyer | February 19, 2007 11:56 AM
Somehow the link has changed:
the original in Japanese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKnvNe5qZUk
an English version under
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeOSXtBCY30
Posted by: Yubi | December 19, 2007 10:16 AM
Video is fixed.
Posted by: kevin z | May 1, 2008 5:16 AM