In Vietnam, these giant sea bugs ... Smaller eateries keep the isopods in ice boxes, while larger restaurants have dedicated tanks with chilled water for display and cooking.

Contributed photo Dr. Fernando Calderon Gutierrez, a marine biologist with Texas A&M University, San Antonio, emerges from Roaring River Spring with his “catch” — an isopod ... In February 2005, a ...

Want to read more? Check out our stories here. Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches or shorter, while supergiants are anything ...