The new Great Lakes Aquarium exhibit opens Friday, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Lava to Lakes tells Minnesota’s origin story. The region was once covered by giant, ancient seas. The ...

In the shadowy depths of the ocean, giant isopods oversized relatives of pill bugs scavenge the seafloor with their armored bodies and 14 legs. These deep-sea crustaceans, reaching up to 2.5 feet ...

You won’t believe what washed up near Hooters! A giant isopod—an ancient, alien-like sea creature—showed up while my buddy was fishing with his sister. This thing looks like it came straight ...

New species of “supergiant” Bathynomus isopod discovered at Taiwan fishing port and caught near Paracel Islands in the South China Sea.

SINGAPORE - A newly discovered species of aquatic supergiant isopod is being widely sold at food stalls and restaurants in Vietnam, causing scientists to worry that such isopods could be ...

The Dark Side of the ocean: New giant sea bug species named after Darth Vader Date: January 31, 2025 Source: Pensoft Publishers Summary: A newly discovered giant isopod has been named after Darth ...

Researchers Identified a New ‘Supergiant’ Crustacean With 14 Legs—and They Named It After Darth Vader In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam ...

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...