Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam have discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species that they've named for one of ...

A large crustacean that lives in the sea off Vietnam has been designated as a new species and named after Darth Vader. Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice. It ...

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What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant isopod, and should you happen to be in Vietnam sometime soon, you can buy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and restaurants in ...

The head of Bathynomus vaderi resembles the helmet worn by Darth Vader from Star Wars. Nothing epitomizes the mysteries and wonders of ocean life quite like a giant sea bug. Imagine a pale roly-poly ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam have discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species that they've named for one of the most infamous movie villains of all time. The new find came after ...

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(CNN) — 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 ...