"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 ...

The species was given its name because its head looks like the helmet worn by Darth Vader in Star Wars. Read more at ...

They're technically crustaceans as they're members of the isopod family and are usually found deep in the South China Sea and sold to markets and restaurants. While scientists in the region were ...

Scientists in Vietnam have identified a new 'supergiant' giant isopod species, Bathynomus vaderi. Found near the Spratly ...

In 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased a selection of 'supergiant' isopods at a seaford market in Quy Nhơn City in ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi. The creature's species name is a reference to how its head looks like the helmet of the evil Darth Vader in the "Star Wars ...

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 ...

Gnathiid isopods are small, temporary parasites that ... the fishes they infest but also have broader implications for habitat connectivity and the overall functioning of marine ecosystems.

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. The foot-long crustacean has been named Bathynomus vaderi and sports ...