Bathynomus vaderi isn’t just a giant sea bug ... And Pillbugs Are Peas In A Pod Sea bugs are isopods like pillbugs, the little gray roll-up animals typically found in gardens.

Dive into a bit of history in the waters surrounding this remote Antarctic island, the site of famed explorer Sir Ernest ...

There are an estimated 50,000 species of spider living on Earth, from behemoths like the giant ... (isopods) with a thick carapace, which they use as a shield when they roll into a ball or cling ...

Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.

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

scientists identified a new species of these giant isopods and named it after the Star Wars villain, Darth Vader. Popular Science reports that the scientists from Hanoi University teamed up with ...

The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep ... Amid growing local demand, some specimens were sold for up to 2 million Vietnamese dong (about $80) by 2017 ...