A Student Found a New Giant Isopod That Had Been Mislabeled for Decades

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A Student Found a New Giant Isopod That Had Been Mislabeled for DecadesWorldPing
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What happened

A huge bug-like crustacean, roughly 12.7 inches (32.2 centimeters) long, spent over three decades misidentified as a known species as it sat inside the University of Tübingen in Germany.

Key facts

  • A huge bug-like crustacean, roughly 12.7 inches (32.2 centimeters) long, spent over three decades misidentified as a known species as it sat inside the University of Tübingen in Germany.
  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:20:00 UTC.

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