Isopods and Global Change

Isopods are amazing creatures that have a lineage spanning millions of years. For a course taught by Dr. Karen Carleton called Global Change Biology, I wrote a paper about the order of Isopods and how they related to global change.

Writing this paper got me so invested in the tiny (and massive) creatures that make up this order, and now I see them everywhere!

Terrestrial isopod (Armadillum vulgare) crawling around Hester Marsh.

Giant isopods from Monterey Bay Aquarium’s “Into the Deep” Exhibit.