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

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

Bathynomus vaderi is an isopod ... sea biodiversity as humans increasingly endeavour to exploit this habitat for fisheries, oil and gas, and even minerals. ‘The sustainable fishery of giant ...

Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest ...

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

The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds ...

vaderi’s body structure differed greatly from other Bathynomus specimens found in the South China Sea.Supergiant sea bugs, including B. vaderi, are members of the isopod family, characterized by ...