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Comparison Of Isopods In The UK And Antarctica
The bitter cold and biting winds of Antarctica make it difficult for wildlife we know to survive there, so the animals we do see there are very different.
One of the main differences with the sea creatures is that they are massive. Isopods are found in the UK and Antarctica. In the UK we can find woodlice and sea slaters – small creatures found around the coasts of the UK, isopods in Antarctica are very different in comparison; Glyptunautus (giants) are isopods that live in Antarctica and they are 50 to 100 times larger than their UK counterparts. Another example is the sea spider, ones found in the can be put on the tip of your finger but sea spiders in Antarctica are huge, some grow to be 30cm from leg tip to leg tip, as big as a dinner
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