A hefty, armor-plated crustacean pulled from fish markets and deep-sea trawls off Vietnam has been confirmed as a species new to science, and researchers gave it a name that instantly explains why it ...

A new study published in the ZooKeys journal tells the story of Bathynomus vaderi, a new "supergiant" sea bug species found off the coast of Vietnam. Its menacing face and its resemblance to the ...

The head of Bathynomus vaderi resembles the helmet worn by Darth Vader from Star Wars. Nothing epitomizes the mysteries and wonders of ocean life quite like a giant sea bug. Imagine a pale roly-poly ...

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from Vietnamese ...

(CNN) — Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants in Vietnam to study the growing popularity of the creatures as a ...

The head of the newly discovered giant sea bug species Bathynomus vaderi. It resembles Darth Vader’s helmet and mask, hence its name. Image by Nguyen Thanh Son/ Pensoft Publishers. The newly ...