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This giant deep-sea creature survives five years without food, thanks to a borrowed bacterial gene

In the dark depths of the ocean, food can be so scarce that animals may go months or even years between meals. Yet one ...

This giant deep-sea creature can survive five years without food, and scientists have finally discovered how

Going without food for even a single day feels difficult for most people, so the idea of surviving five years between meals ...

This Strange Sea Creature Can Survive Five Years Without Food – Scientists Finally Know Why

Supergiant deep-sea isopods endure years without food by pairing an enlarged stomach with cold-adapted metabolic control.
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‘Supergiant’ deep-sea creature found at fishing port is a new species — and a delicacy

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...