Native to Indonesian New Guinea, the crustacean comes in two color forms and is a popular pet choice in Europe, Japan, the United States and Indonesia Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent ...

WASHINGTON — A new U.S. Navy submarine will be named for the Mermaid City, the Navy said Tuesday. The future USS Norfolk (SSN 815), a Virginia-class submarine, honors the city — home to Naval ...

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 ...

Edit A new species of supergiant Bathynomus A. Milne-Edwards, 1879 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Cirolanidae) from Vietnam, with notes on the taxonomy of Bathynomus jamesi Kou, Chen & Li, 2017 ...

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.

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from ...

The Mediterranean Sea has always been a hotspot for marine life and many crustacean species. It connects diverse regions and hosts a blend of species shaped by environmental shifts and human ...