Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy ... and if they become a very ...

A purchase at an urban Vietnamese fish market turned out to be a whole new species of giant isopod –with a bit of a dark side. The foot-long crustacean has been named Bathynomus vaderi and sports a ...

“The enormous size of giant isopods is a result of a phenomenon ... scavenge carcasses on the seafloor, but may also eat live prey. Isopods are crustaceans, part of a group that includes ...

The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters. Referred to by the researchers as a "supergiant," the largest of the specimens weighed more than 2.2 pounds ...

A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth Vader of Star Wars, inspired by his iconic and distinctive helmet. The 32.5 cm-long sea bug, known as a 'supergiant' was found off the coast ...

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son holding a giant specimen of another species of supergiant isopod found in Vietnam ... in Quy Nhơn City – and no, not for eating. Because the creatures looked a bit ...

Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus ... “When they‘re hungry, and they‘re eating, {we’ll} definitely have a lot of food around them because they‘ll keep eating.” ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy ... and if they become a very unusual and sought-after item, we may eat them out of existence,” says Lanna Cheng ...