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Artificial objects found in deep-sea organisms

TOKYO, Japan - What seems to be a piece of cardboard, found in a giant isopod's excrement, is shown at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 11, 2014. This finding raises concerns that man-made waste is contaminating the abyssal floor, a habitat of giant isopods.

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Artificial objects found in deep-sea organisms

TOKYO, Japan - Rubber bands and what seem to be chemical fibers, found in the stomach of a deceased giant isopod, are shown at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 11, 2014. The findings raise concerns that man-made waste is contaminating the abyssal floor, a habitat of giant isopods.

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Giant isopod not eating

TOBA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 2, 2014, at Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, shows a giant isopod, a creature often called a "scavenger of the deep." The crustacean from Mexico, measuring about 29 centimeters and weighing about 1 kilogram, was near bait (L), but did not eat. According to the aquarium, it has not eating anything since it ate fish in January 2009.

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Giant isopod stays alive for 4 years despite not eating

TSU, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, at Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, shows a giant isopod, a creature often called a "scavenger of the deep." According to the aquarium, the crustacean, measuring 29 centimeters and weighing one kilogram, has remained healthy despite not eating anything for more than four years.

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Five Star Final film (1931)

Edward G. Robinson & Boris Karloff Characters: Joseph W. Randall & Rev. T. Vernon Isopod Film: Five Star Final (1935) 01 May 1931 Date: 01 May 1931

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Artificial objects found in deep-sea organisms

TOKYO, Japan - Rubber bands and what seem to be chemical fibers, found in the stomach of a deceased giant isopod, are shown at the Toba Aquarium in Toba, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 11, 2014. The findings raise concerns that man-made waste is contaminating the abyssal floor, a habitat of giant isopods. (Kyodo)