Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...

A new isopod species has been discovered by researchers in a lab in Singapore, and it is massive, at least relative to other giant isopods ... are caught in deep water by trawlers operating ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a newly ...

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

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi ... They are targeted by commercial trawlers in various deep-water parts of the South China Sea and off the south-central coast ...

A purchase at an urban Vietnamese fish market turned out to be a whole new species of giant isopod–with a bit of ... trawlers operating in various deep-water parts of the East Sea–the ...

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son holding a giant specimen of another species of supergiant isopod found in Vietnam Back in March of 2022, scientists from Hanoi University bought several supergiant isopods of ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...