Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants in Vietnam to study the growing popularity of the creatures as a local ...
Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.
"That a species as large as this could have stayed hidden for so long reminds us just how much work we still need to do to ...
A purchase at an urban Vietnamese fish market turned out to be a whole new species of giant isopod –with a bit of a dark side ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This photo provided by the Los Angeles Zoo shows a perentie lizard hatching Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, as the zoo ...
“Ogusokumushi,” or the deep-sea giant isopod called Bathynomus doederleinii by its scientific name, is always a favorite among aquarium visitors. Its body is about 10 centimeters ...
According to the fossil record, deep sea isopods were thought to have existed before Pangea disbanded. This means they're over 160 million years old! Deep sea isopods eat animals, both dead and alive, ...