The MeerKAT telescope is located in the Karoo region of South Africa, is made up of 64 radio dishes and is operated and ...

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

A newly identified species of deep-sea isopod has been discovered off the coast of Vietnam, earning its name, Bathynomus ...

Deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea, a fascinating creature has surfaced—Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered ...

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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 ...

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son holding a giant specimen of another species of giant isopod found in Vietnam (B. jamesi) that weighed 2.62 kg from a seafood market in Hanoi, October 2024. Image credit: Peter Ng.

Its head resembles Darth Vader’s helmet, and it is eaten by the Vietnamese. Bathynomus vaderi belongs to the genus Bathynomus — giant isopods (crustaceans also known as sea bugs or marine bugs), which ...

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 ...

‘The sustainable fishery of giant isopods just adds to the many challenges we face. And the first step is to know what lives there.’ ...