Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy, and it has a cool name to go along ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of crustacean after examining samples purchased from Vietnamese fishermen. Because its head resembles the famous helmet of Darth Vader from Star Wars, it has ...

A marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat ...

The foot-long crustacean has been named Bathynomus vaderi and sports a head that resembles the iconic helmet of Darth Vader from the Star Wars. It is the first giant sea bug discovered in ...

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from ...

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

Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...

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