What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant ...

A marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat from trawling due to its popularity in Vietnamese restaurants ...

Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.

Giant ocean-dwelling isopods are on the menu in Vietnam. Scientists discovered a new species among specimens captured for the ...

Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...

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

Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...

"The head of Bathynomus vaderi bears a striking resemblance to the iconic helmet of Darth Vader from Star Wars," the research ...

A species of giant isopod, Bathynomus vaderi, has been named following its harvesting in the waters off Vietnam. According to ...