Though recently gaining the limelight as a superior alternative to lobster tail, a species of giant isopod is making headlines for another reason: it was never officially entered into the scientific ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...

The new species has been named Bathynomus vaderi, as its head resembles the distinctive helmet of Darth Vader from “Star Wars ...

Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow? Robert Downey Jr. in "Tropic Thunder"? You'd be shocked by the roles that have received ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of 'supergiant' sea bug in Vietnam, named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance ...

From the seafood markets of Vietnam, researchers have identified a species of giant crustacean or “sea bug” that’s new to ...

Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants ...

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (L) shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Government Office in Hanoi on January 14, 2025. (Photo by ...

Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s so ... its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from “Star Wars ...

First brought to the surface by deep sea trawlers, it has become an expensive delicacy in Vietnam where some say ... to their faces looking similar to Vader’s helment, and their pale, segmented ...

Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s so massive that it ... Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s ...