Scientists have discovered a new species of 'supergiant' sea bug in Vietnam, named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance ...

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

Apart from the Darth Vader-like head, B vaderi has a pronounced depression in its hip bone and a distinctive bony ridge.

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

Some establishments and restaurants in Vietnam advertise the sale of giant isopods, referred to as "marine insects" or "sea bugs," on social media, including instructions on how to cook them and ...

Giant isopods like Bathynomus vaderi have become ... including how best to cook them! The discovery of a species as strange as Bathynomus vaderi in Vietnam highlights just how poorly we understand ...

complete with instructions on how to cook them. In March 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased four giant isopod specimens from Quy Nhơn City and them off for identification to crustacean ...

Some outlets and restaurants even advertise the sale of these “sea bugs” online on various social media platforms, including how best to cook them! In March 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased ...

Some outlets and restaurants even advertise the sale of these "sea bugs" online on various social media platforms, including how best to cook them! In March 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased ...

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

Though recently gaining the limelight as a superior alternative to lobster tail, a species of giant isopod is making ...