This newly identified creature, dubbed Bathynomus vaderi, bears an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader, the iconic villain ...

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 ...

From the seafood markets of Vietnam, researchers have identified a species of giant crustacean or “sea bug” that’s new to ...

VOV.VN - The Straits Times of Singapore has published an article on a giant sea bug which was recently found by fishermen who ...

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The species was given its name because its head looks like the helmet worn by Darth Vader in Star Wars. Read more at ...

Scientists in Vietnam have identified a new 'supergiant' giant isopod species, Bathynomus vaderi. Found near the Spratly ...

A species of giant isopod, Bathynomus vaderi, has been named following its harvesting in the waters off Vietnam. According to ...

So big, in fact, scientists reference the largest types as "supergiants." Biologists have identified a new such species, ...

Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.

One new species was kept in captivity for years while another has become a local food delicacy, researchers said.