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Researchers Identified a New 'Supergiant' Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader
Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy, and it has a cool name to go along ...
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Newly discovered giant sea bug named after Darth Vader
Deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea, a fascinating creature has surfaced—Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered ...
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Giant isopod named 'Bathynomus vaderi' after Darth Vader
Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.
Meet Bathynomus Vaderi, the Foot-Long Sea Bug Named After Darth Vader
Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...
‘Darth Vader’ of the sea: Giant sea bug found off Vietnam coast, study shows
The species was given its name because its head looks like the helmet worn by Darth Vader in Star Wars. Read more at ...
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Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
vaderi, are members of the isopod family, characterized by their ... professor emeritus of marine biology at the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the study.Identifying ...