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 ...

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

A new study published in the ZooKeys journal tells the story of Bathynomus vaderi, a new "supergiant" sea bug species found off the coast of Vietnam. Its menacing face and its resemblance to the ...

It looks like it came from a galaxy far, far away — and should have stayed there. Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s so ...

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 ...

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

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." ...

The crustaceans, members of the isopod family, are fished from deep water, usually in the South China Sea, and sold in restaurants and other eateries. The study was exploring the sudden popularity ...

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