Though recently gaining the limelight as a superior alternative to lobster tail, a species of giant isopod is making headlines for another reason: it was never officially entered into the scientific ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...

The new species has been named Bathynomus vaderi, as its head resembles the distinctive helmet of Darth Vader from “Star Wars ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

In a surprising twist of scientific discovery, a new species of giant crustacean has been identified—not in the depths of the ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of 'supergiant' sea bug in Vietnam, named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance ...

A new study published in the ZooKeys journal tells the story of Bathynomus vaderi, a new "supergiant" sea bug species found ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...

after the Star Wars universe’s Notorious Sith Lord Darth Vader. Known as bọ biển or “sea bugs” in Vietnam, these newly discovered isopods fall into a subgroup called “supergiants,” which can grow up ...

Scientists discovered a gigantic previously unseen sea bug during the study of samples acquired from fishermen. Its head resembles Darth Vader’s helmet, and it is eaten by the Vietnamese. Bathynomus ...

Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that ... its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from “Star Wars ...