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Isopods - the weird, wonderful crustacea

These creatures can be found everywhere on earth except in terrestrial Antarctica

Dr Neil Bruce (above), seen here in the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum's research lab, has studied isopods (left) since the early 1980s. Isopods found in Singapore are mostly the smaller ones, from 1mm to 15mm. The gigantic deep-sea Bathynomus — Dr Neil Bruce has studied isopods since the early 1980s. Isopods found in Singapore are mostly the smaller ones, from 1mm to 15mm. The gigantic deep-sea Bathynomus can grow up to 50cm. PHOTO: ST FILE

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Feb 23, 2019, 05:00 AM

Isopods are everywhere - even on Singapore's sunny shores.

Most of them cannot be seen but they are out and about in marine environments, in fresh water and on land.

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