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Researchers Identified a New ‘Supergiant’ Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth VaderIn recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...
Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...
Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...
A new study published in the ZooKeys journal tells the story of Bathynomus vaderi, a new "supergiant" sea bug species found ...
Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...
Apart from the Darth Vader-like head, B vaderi has a pronounced depression in its hip bone and a distinctive bony ridge.
vaderi, are members of the isopod family, characterized by their ... there are only 11 known “supergiant” and nine “giant” Bathynomus species, with several awaiting formal description ...
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