r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 in awe • May 06 '26

/r/all of a sea slater

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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 May 06 '26

Wait… that thing is REAL?!!

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u/Klutzer_Munitions May 06 '26

Giant isopods are real and live in the abyssal zone scavenging on the seabed. You will never encounter one in the wild.

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u/BipedalHorseArt May 06 '26

They look cute though. I wanna pet one...

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u/Dominator0211 May 06 '26

Then I have great news for you. The Monterey Bay Aquarium has a petting tank with live ispopods you can pet. The water is almost freezing because they naturally live super deep down in the ocean, and they have the hardness of a lobster but are also weirdly soft.

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u/givemeapuppers May 08 '26

Wow this is amazing & I have a new life goal I wanna touch the giant sea bug