Yes, giant isopods are kind of creepy looking. But they're also kind of cute! ... They have the largest eggs of all marine invertebrates. They measure .51 inches in diameter.

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 ...

Giant isopods are relatives of woodlice. But despite being discovered in 1879, relatively little is known about their lives on the ocean floor. ... 'They are scavengers and would eat any of the ...

What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered species of supergiant isopod, and should you happen to be in Vietnam sometime soon, you can ...

Scientists recently trapped a giant isopod off the coast of Mexico, ... Deep sea isopods dwell on the seafloor and scavenge the carrion and marine snow that all dead things in the ocean become.

Although the Vietnamese name for giant isopods is bọ biển, which translates to “sea bugs,” these behemoths aren’t bugs. Their closest relatives are marine crustaceans, such as shrimp and ...

Life Giant isopod named after Darth Vader is a delicacy in Vietnam. A marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat ...

A giant deep-sea, a huge marine relative of the common woodlouse or roly-poly, has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico. Measuring more than 10 inches long, the isopod, a new species, is 25 times ...

The giant isopod is served as food after being steamed, grilled, stir-fried or cooked with fried rice. Giant isopods sold at a seafood market in Hanoi in May 2024. PHOTO: NGUYEN THANH SON ...

Bathynomus vaderi belongs to the genus Bathynomus, which includes giant isopods abundant in cold, deep waters. Measuring up to 32.5 centimeters in length and weighing over one kilogram, it is one ...