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Researchers Identified a New 'Supergiant' Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader
Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy, and it has a cool name to go along ...
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"Supergiant" sea bug named after Darth Vader found in South China Sea
Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...
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New "giant marine pillbug" looks like Darth Vader and tastes like lobster
What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant isopod, and should you happen to be in Vietnam sometime soon ...
‘Darth Vader’ of the sea: Giant sea bug found off Vietnam coast
The species was given its name because its head looks like the helmet worn by Darth Vader in Star Wars. Read more at ...
The force awakens as giant 'Darth Vader' sea bug emerges from Vietnam's seas
Scientists have discovered a new species of 'supergiant' sea bug in Vietnam, named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance ...