The Deep Sea's Crustacean Caretakers #shorts

From giant isopods to deep sea amphipods of the Mariana Trench, crustaceans in the deep ocean. They occupy the role of detrivores. A clean-up crew, like the giant isopod, scavenging organic matter on the sea-floor. 10,900 metres down, in the depths of the Mariana Trench, the hadal amphipod takes to the unlit stage and consumes just about anything it finds, playing an important part in recycling nutrients. The size of amphipods seems to increase dramatically with depth from 8mm in the shallows to over 34 centimetres in the hadal zone. Here, the slow-moving Alicella gigantea gorges itself for hours. But although it is far larger than many of its cousins, its size is not so odd when we consider it has adapted to fulfil a niche that, in shallower water, is occupied by other large bottom dwellers like crabs, one the most diversified crustaceans in the world.

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Watching that crab slowly walk across the screen holding that object was really funny for some reason.

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[djshazam]

The giant isopod looks like a rollie pollie

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[jwinthepro]

Cool video, but there are definitely true insects in the ocean.

[VonnieKH]

Fantastic video and info from the trench! The deep ocean Is such a mystery full of undiscovered life, it’s
exciting to see what they come up with next!

[babybluesigh]

me, about three seconds in: “uh… whatcha got there buddy?”

[emiltrydegard]

There may no be any true insects in the ocean but there are insects ON the ocean. They're called sea skaters and they're related to those water striders you see in lakes.

[michaelhebert]

Wow! Great video guyssss. I just LOVE nature so freaking much... can I just be one of those Crustaceans!!!

[ucnhtmenow]

Who else think the bigger size in the depths of because there are less things to eat them so they live longer. Just as they say some sharks and fish descendants from reptiles never stop growing.