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In the markets of Vietnam, researchers have identified a new species of giant isopod that astonishingly mirrors one of pop culture’s most iconic villains: Darth Vader. Named Bathynomus vaderi in honor ...

The monster-sized isopod, that can reach a staggering 32.5cm (12.7ins) in length and weigh about about 1kg (2.2 lbs), has been named Bathynomus vaderi in honour of the shape of its head which ...

In 2022, staff from Hanoi University purchased a selection of 'supergiant' isopods at a seaford market in Quy Nhơn City in Vietnam, intrigued by a burgeoning market for the deep sea crustaceans as a ...

At over 12 inches long and weighing more than 2 pounds, this giant isopod looks like it crawled straight out of a sci-fi horror film. With a head eerily resembling Darth Vader’s iconic helmet ...

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It's a newly discovered species of supergiant isopod, and should you happen to be in Vietnam sometime soon, you can buy one and eat it. Related to the pillbugs (aka woodlice) that you might find ...

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 giant isopod, which can reach lengths of 32.5cm and weigh over a kilogram, was christened Bathynomus vaderi in honour of its head which is said to look like the Sith Lord’s helmet.

Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice. It can reach lengths of over 30 centimetres and weights in excess of a kilogram. So far, the new species has only been ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Deep in the waters off Vietnam’s coast, scientists have discovered a new species of giant isopod — a creature that looks like a massively oversized roly-poly or pill bug. Named ...

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 ...