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

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

A newly identified species of deep-sea isopod has been discovered off the coast of Vietnam, earning its name, Bathynomus ...

Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants ...

Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered giant isopod in Vietnam, is now a popular delicacy and highlights the urgent need to ...

Giant ocean-dwelling isopods are on the menu in Vietnam. Scientists discovered a new species among specimens captured for the food market, and it's a doozy.

Bọ biển, or “sea bugs,” are large isopods that have come to rival lobsters in “quality of the flesh” as a sought-after seafood delicacy. Often multiple pounds in weight, the insect-like deep-sea ...

However, researchers assume that the animals also live in other parts of the South China Sea. Giant isopods - of which B. vaderi is one - have become an expensive delicacy in Vietnam in recent years.

The animals are now being commercially fished by ... In March 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased four giant isopod specimens from Quy Nhơn City and them off for identification to ...

Giant isopods like Bathynomus vaderi have become ... Once they are purchased online, the stores will immediately ship the alive animals in icebox to customers. “Individuals weighing between ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi. The creature's species name is a reference to how its head looks like the helmet of the evil Darth Vader in the "Star Wars ...

The animals are about 10 inches long with a hard ... off Vietnam near the Spratly Islands,” researchers said. The isopods were first fished for food specifically in 2017, according to the ...