A 14-legged giant isopod is the highlight of a new dish at a ramen restaurant in Taipei, and it has people queuing up. Last month, the shop, called The Ramen Boy, launched the limited-edition ...

Despite the size disparity, most isopods share a resemblance ... the commercial interest has raised concerns that the growing market for giant isopods could lead to overfishing in the South ...

A newly identified species of deep-sea isopod has been discovered off the coast of Vietnam, earning its name, Bathynomus vaderi, due to its resemblance to the iconic helmet worn by Darth Vader from ...

This captivating creature, remarkable for its size and uncanny resemblance to a certain infamous helmet ... They had procured four specimens of these giant isopods from Quy Nhơn City. After thorough ...

Deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea, a fascinating creature has surfaced—Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered species of giant isopod. This "supergiant" crustacean reaches lengths of ...

Recently, 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 ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered Margherita Bassi Daily Correspondent The head of Bathynomus vaderi, a newly ...

Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus ... mentioned that this disparity in size makes the discovery of such a huge specimen particularly remarkable. According to the study, in recent years ...

“The sustainable fishery of giant isopods just adds to the many challenges we face. And the first step is to know what lives there.” The team’s paper was published in the journal ZooKeys.

Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered giant isopod in Vietnam, is now a popular delicacy and highlights the urgent need to study and sustainably manage deep-sea ecosystems. Bathynomus vaderi is part ...