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Check out this giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) specimen from the Museum’s collections! A crustacean of the deep sea, it lurks on the ocean floor at depths of up to 7,020 feet (2,140 meters) in both Atlantic and Pacific waters. It can grow nearly 1 foot (30 centimeters) long and it has 7 pairs of legs! If it looks somewhat familiar to you, it might be because it’s a relative of some terrestrial crustaceans, such as the pill bug (or roly-poly) and woodlouse. A couple of its better-known relati