The finalists for the EADT Business Awards 2025 have been announced. Here we meet the finalists in the Large Business of the Year category, sponsored by Larking Gowen . Based in Haverhill, Guardtech ...

The latest addition is the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) database, an open-access resource that—as its name implies—has ...

The giant isopod is a huge relative of the pill bug. These armored scavengers roam the ocean floor and can grow up to 20 inches long. With their rigid exoskeleton and eerie, twitching legs, they ...

Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches or shorter, while supergiants are anything greater than 6.7 inches long.

Three isopods seen at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum on Feb 19. The middle one is a new species of deep sea giant isopod Bathynomus vaderi, also known as Darth Vader. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY ...

Rene Ong As if Bathynomus weren’t big enough in general, Bathynomus vaderi are specifically “supergiant” isopods that can reach 12.8 inches in length and weigh more than 2.2 pounds.

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...

Like all giant isopods, of which there are around 20 species, B. Vaderi is a carnivore and prefers feeding on crustaceans, fish, squid, and even whale carcasses. In turn, giant isopods are a ...

A "supergiant" sea bug that was discovered in Vietnam bears an uncanny resemblance to a Star Wars villain, according to some observers. The monster-sized isopod, that can reach a staggering 32.5cm ...