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Researchers Identified a New 'Supergiant' Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader

Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy, and it has a cool name to go along ...
The Telegraph

‘Supergiant’ deep-sea creature found at fishing port is a new species — and a delicacy

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Identified a New ‘Supergiant’ Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader

The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a newly described species of giant isopod found in Southeast Asian waters Nguyen Thanh Son Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a ...
Charlotte Observer

‘Supergiant’ deep-sea creature found at fishing port is a new species — and a delicacy

At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were ...