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Everything You Wanted To Know About Giant Isopods

Sometimes you just need a break from looking at cute stuff. Corgi this, kitten that. Here is a giant sea cockroach.

Peggy Wang
by Peggy Wang

BuzzFeed Staff

  • They're sea crustaceans, not roaches.

  • They make great pets.

  • They're larger than kittens.

  • They live inside of the mouths of fish and eat their tongues.

    Read more about that here.

  • People in Taiwan serve them up like lobster and eat them.

  • They're like giant fossils that haven't evolved in over 130 million years.

  • They can grow to be 2.5 feet long.

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  • They eat doritos (cuz they're bottom feeders).

  • They have seven pairs of legs.

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