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A Previously Unknown ‘Supergiant’ Sea Bug Was Just Discovered In The South China Sea
"That a species as large as this could have stayed hidden for so long reminds us just how much work we still need to do to ...
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Newly discovered giant sea bug named after Darth Vader
Deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea, a fascinating creature has surfaced—Bathynomus vaderi, a newly discovered ...
New foot-long crustacean named after Darth Vader
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 ...
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Giant isopod named 'Bathynomus vaderi' after Darth Vader
Discover Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified giant isopod species from Vietnam’s deep seas, named after Darth Vader.
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Giant isopods: curious crustaceans on the ocean floor
The largest isopods are the species Bathynomus giganteus. When it comes to their size, Miranda describes the crustaceans as being 'more than a handful'. These arthropods are much larger than your ...
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Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
The deep-sea critter, now called Bathynomus vaderi, got its name after researchers noticed its head shared a resemblance to the helmet worn by iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader.