Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...

Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s ... its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from “Star Wars ...

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Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...

Giant ocean-dwelling isopods are on the menu in Vietnam. Scientists discovered a new species among specimens captured for the ...

The bug's head bears a striking resemblance to Darth Vader - so much so that scientists included the villain in the new Latin name, Bathynomus vaderi. The species belongs to a group of isopods ...

Scientists discovered a gigantic previously unseen sea bug during the study of samples acquired from fishermen. Its head resembles Darth Vader’s helmet, and it is eaten by the Vietnamese. Bathynomus ...

"The head of Bathynomus vaderi bears a striking resemblance to the iconic helmet of Darth Vader from Star Wars ... referred to as "marine insects" or "sea bugs," on social media, including ...

Like Star Wars' villainous Darth Vader, the newly described sea bug is pasty white and sports a head, the shape of which resembles the helmet of the Sith Lord's life-support armor. The discovery ...

Not only that, but they looked quite familiar… His namesake lurks in the depths (Picture: Getty) The seabugs got their name thanks to their faces looking similar to Vader’s helment ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from ... a never-before-seen giant sea bug after studying samples purchased from fishers ...