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Underwater footage of a huge 'pill bug' cruising in to land on the ocean floor, tracked by two red laser dots, raising a cloud of dust on touchdown. The giant isopod has an oval shaped body, with a hard, segmented exoskeleton colored pale purplish-grey, and fourteen limbs. The clip finishes on a closeup of its head and two prominent antennae.

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Underwater footage of a huge 'pill bug' cruising in to land on the ocean floor, tracked by two red laser dots, raising a cloud of dust on touchdown. The giant isopod has an oval shaped body, with a hard, segmented exoskeleton colored pale purplish-grey, and fourteen limbs. The clip finishes on a closeup of its head and two prominent antennae.

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Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jan-2024 00:03:56 JST Wonder of Science

A giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) filmed by the ROV on Okeanos Explorer in the Gulf of Mexico at a depth of 810 meters (2,660 feet). This impressive underwater creature measures nearly 30cm (almost 1 foot), as indicated by the red laser dots, spaced 10cm apart, that provide scale to the scientists.
Video credit: NOAA

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