@oceanacanada: The giant isopod is the largest—and one of the most mysterious—of the isopods, growing up to 40 centimeters long. Living over 1,600 feet (500m) below the surface, it thrives in total darkness, scavenging for fish heads, crab scraps, and "marine snow." But its rarest feast? A whale fall—when a whale carcass sinks to the seafloor. Who knows what other creepy crawlies are lurking around in the ocean? Follow us for more spooky deep-sea reveals

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