the new species shares its habitat with its cousin B. jamesi in the South China Sea, particularly in the waters near the Spratly Islands. This coexistence of two giant isopod species in the same ...

A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei, and it has people queuing up. Last month, the shop, called The Ramen Boy, launched the limited-edition ...

Giant isopods like Bathynomus vaderi have become ... sea biodiversity as humans increasingly endeavour to exploit this habitat for fisheries, oil and gas, and even minerals.