#isopods — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #isopods, aggregated by home.social.
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the #isopods were plentiful at rodeo tonight - western sea slater
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the #isopods were plentiful at rodeo tonight - western sea slater
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the #isopods were plentiful at rodeo tonight - western sea slater
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the #isopods were plentiful at rodeo tonight - western sea slater
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Bathynomids are as strange as they get. Giant isopods live at crushing depths of the ocean which can also go about five years without eating. That last part gets even stranger: they can do that because they stole genes from microbes.
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00571-4
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Bathynomids are as strange as they get. Giant isopods live at crushing depths of the ocean which can also go about five years without eating. That last part gets even stranger: they can do that because they stole genes from microbes.
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00571-4
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Bathynomids are as strange as they get. Giant isopods live at crushing depths of the ocean which can also go about five years without eating. That last part gets even stranger: they can do that because they stole genes from microbes.
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00571-4
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Bathynomids are as strange as they get. Giant isopods live at crushing depths of the ocean which can also go about five years without eating. That last part gets even stranger: they can do that because they stole genes from microbes.
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00571-4
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Bathynomids are as strange as they get. Giant isopods live at crushing depths of the ocean which can also go about five years without eating. That last part gets even stranger: they can do that because they stole genes from microbes.
Link: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(26)00571-4
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Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a #gene to endure starvation
The football-sized #crustaceans feast when they can, then slow their #metabolism to a crawl
These #Isopods are armored, oblong crustaceans. Long ago, the creatures stole a gene from a bacterium and welded it into their own set of DNA. This may help the crustaceans tolerate extremely long periods without food in the frigid, abyssal desert.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/big-deep-roly-polies-endure-starvation
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Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a #gene to endure starvation
The football-sized #crustaceans feast when they can, then slow their #metabolism to a crawl
These #Isopods are armored, oblong crustaceans. Long ago, the creatures stole a gene from a bacterium and welded it into their own set of DNA. This may help the crustaceans tolerate extremely long periods without food in the frigid, abyssal desert.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/big-deep-roly-polies-endure-starvation
https://archive.ph/LWdMd -
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a #gene to endure starvation
The football-sized #crustaceans feast when they can, then slow their #metabolism to a crawl
These #Isopods are armored, oblong crustaceans. Long ago, the creatures stole a gene from a bacterium and welded it into their own set of DNA. This may help the crustaceans tolerate extremely long periods without food in the frigid, abyssal desert.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/big-deep-roly-polies-endure-starvation
https://archive.ph/LWdMd -
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a #gene to endure starvation
The football-sized #crustaceans feast when they can, then slow their #metabolism to a crawl
These #Isopods are armored, oblong crustaceans. Long ago, the creatures stole a gene from a bacterium and welded it into their own set of DNA. This may help the crustaceans tolerate extremely long periods without food in the frigid, abyssal desert.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/big-deep-roly-polies-endure-starvation
https://archive.ph/LWdMd -
Giant, deep-sea roly-polies steal a #gene to endure starvation
The football-sized #crustaceans feast when they can, then slow their #metabolism to a crawl
These #Isopods are armored, oblong crustaceans. Long ago, the creatures stole a gene from a bacterium and welded it into their own set of DNA. This may help the crustaceans tolerate extremely long periods without food in the frigid, abyssal desert.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/big-deep-roly-polies-endure-starvation
https://archive.ph/LWdMd -
I also picked up a cheapo microscope camera from the thrift store a while back, so here are some mid-quality closeups of the lil guys chomping away. They're so fun to watch! #bugs #pillbugs #armadillidae #isopods
(Marked as sensitive for folks who don't wanna see bug close-ups. I'll mention insects here too for filtering reasons, but these guys are actually land crustaceans!)
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I also picked up a cheapo microscope camera from the thrift store a while back, so here are some mid-quality closeups of the lil guys chomping away. They're so fun to watch! #bugs #pillbugs #armadillidae #isopods
(Marked as sensitive for folks who don't wanna see bug close-ups. I'll mention insects here too for filtering reasons, but these guys are actually land crustaceans!)
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I also picked up a cheapo microscope camera from the thrift store a while back, so here are some mid-quality closeups of the lil guys chomping away. They're so fun to watch! #bugs #pillbugs #armadillidae #isopods
(Marked as sensitive for folks who don't wanna see bug close-ups. I'll mention insects here too for filtering reasons, but these guys are actually land crustaceans!)
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I also picked up a cheapo microscope camera from the thrift store a while back, so here are some mid-quality closeups of the lil guys chomping away. They're so fun to watch! #bugs #pillbugs #armadillidae #isopods
(Marked as sensitive for folks who don't wanna see bug close-ups. I'll mention insects here too for filtering reasons, but these guys are actually land crustaceans!)
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I also picked up a cheapo microscope camera from the thrift store a while back, so here are some mid-quality closeups of the lil guys chomping away. They're so fun to watch! #bugs #pillbugs #armadillidae #isopods
(Marked as sensitive for folks who don't wanna see bug close-ups. I'll mention insects here too for filtering reasons, but these guys are actually land crustaceans!)
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Deep-sea supergiant #isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system
By combining multi-omics analyses with functional assays, the Chinese researchers discovered that #deepsea isopods have a dual survival strategy to cope with nutrient-poor (oligotrophic) conditions: an enlarged stomach that can store large amounts of food and an extremely low basal metabolic rate (BMR).The stomach of deep-sea isopods occupies about two-thirds of their entire body.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-deep-sea-supergiant-isopods-years.html -
Deep-sea supergiant #isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system
By combining multi-omics analyses with functional assays, the Chinese researchers discovered that #deepsea isopods have a dual survival strategy to cope with nutrient-poor (oligotrophic) conditions: an enlarged stomach that can store large amounts of food and an extremely low basal metabolic rate (BMR).The stomach of deep-sea isopods occupies about two-thirds of their entire body.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-deep-sea-supergiant-isopods-years.html -
Deep-sea supergiant #isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system
By combining multi-omics analyses with functional assays, the Chinese researchers discovered that #deepsea isopods have a dual survival strategy to cope with nutrient-poor (oligotrophic) conditions: an enlarged stomach that can store large amounts of food and an extremely low basal metabolic rate (BMR).The stomach of deep-sea isopods occupies about two-thirds of their entire body.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-deep-sea-supergiant-isopods-years.html -
Deep-sea supergiant #isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system
By combining multi-omics analyses with functional assays, the Chinese researchers discovered that #deepsea isopods have a dual survival strategy to cope with nutrient-poor (oligotrophic) conditions: an enlarged stomach that can store large amounts of food and an extremely low basal metabolic rate (BMR).The stomach of deep-sea isopods occupies about two-thirds of their entire body.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-deep-sea-supergiant-isopods-years.html -
Deep-sea supergiant #isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system
By combining multi-omics analyses with functional assays, the Chinese researchers discovered that #deepsea isopods have a dual survival strategy to cope with nutrient-poor (oligotrophic) conditions: an enlarged stomach that can store large amounts of food and an extremely low basal metabolic rate (BMR).The stomach of deep-sea isopods occupies about two-thirds of their entire body.
https://phys.org/news/2026-06-deep-sea-supergiant-isopods-years.html -
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In Russian terrestrial #isopods are called "мокрица" — "a small creature that likes wet places".
Way better than English "woodlouse".
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In Russian terrestrial #isopods are called "мокрица" — "a small creature that likes wet places".
Way better than English "woodlouse".
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In Russian terrestrial #isopods are called "мокрица" — "a small creature that likes wet places".
Way better than English "woodlouse".
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In Russian terrestrial #isopods are called "мокрица" — "a small creature that likes wet places".
Way better than English "woodlouse".
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In Russian terrestrial #isopods are called "мокрица" — "a small creature that likes wet places".
Way better than English "woodlouse".
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This Giant Deep-sea Creature Survives Five Years Without Food, Thanks to a Borrowed Bacterial Gene
The giant deep-sea isopod. Image credits: NOAA/Wikimedia Commons In the dark depths of the ocean, food can be…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #bacterialgene #deep-seacreatures #evolution #isopods
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/770154/ -
This Giant Deep-sea Creature Survives Five Years Without Food, Thanks to a Borrowed Bacterial Gene
The giant deep-sea isopod. Image credits: NOAA/Wikimedia Commons In the dark depths of the ocean, food can be…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #bacterialgene #deep-seacreatures #evolution #isopods
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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🦐🦘 Roly polies are terrestrial #crustaceans that evolved from marine-dwelling ancestors.
They share a specific trait with #kangaroos because both carry their young in a brood pouch. Female pill bugs carry their #eggs and newly-hatched young in a special pouch called a marsupium.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/roly-poly-pillbug-marsupium-video
#animals #babies #birth #bugs #detritivores #mating #nature #parenting #insects #marsupials #isopods #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #zoology #ecosystem #tksst #video
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(the answer is: isopods and _Wolbachia_)
- Charlat, S., Hurst, G. D. D., & Merçot, H. (2003). Evolutionary consequences of Wolbachia infections. Trends in Genetics, 19(4), 217–223. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-9525(03)00024-6 :ClosedAccess: https://sci-hub.box/10.1016/S0168-9525(03)00024-6 :scihub:
- Leclercq, S., Thézé, J., Chebbi, M. A., Giraud, I., Moumen, B., Ernenwein, L., Grève, P., Gilbert, C., & Cordaux, R. (2016). Birth of a W sex chromosome by horizontal transfer of Wolbachia bacterial symbiont genome. PNAS, 113(52), 15036–15041. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1608979113 :OpenAccess:
#isopods #Isopoda #Wolbachia #parasitism #endosymbiosis #parthenogenesis
