A marine crustacean that looks like Darth Vader’s helmet has been recognised as a new species, but it could be under threat ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth ...

Unfamiliar isopod face pops up in the deep At the first encounter, this unique species from Vietnamese waters was given the name Bathynomus vaderi, in homage to the visually striking helmet of Star ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy in Vietnam, where it was discovered ...

Pictured: Newly identified giant isopod species Bathynomus vaderi. The creature's species name is a reference to how its head looks like the helmet of the evil Darth Vader in the "Star Wars ...

Peter Ng examining giant isopods at a seafood market in Hanoi ... a head that resembles Darth Vader's trademark flared helmet. Some of the species' other unique characteristics are described ...

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.

They are around 30 centimetres long and therefore about 20 times the size of an ordinary woodlouse: researchers have discovered a previously unknown deep-sea isopod. The dark side of the ocean ...

HANOI, Vietnam — Deep in the waters off Vietnam’s coast, scientists have discovered a new species of giant isopod — a creature that ... which bears an uncanny resemblance to Darth Vader’s helmet.

As a research team reports in the specialist journal "ZooKeys", the name was inspired by the appearance of its head, which is said to resemble Darth ... China Sea. Giant isopods - of which B.

The deep-sea isopod of the genus Bathynomus was given ... The name was inspired by the appearance of its head, which is said to resemble Darth Vader's helmet. Bathynomus vaderi grows to around ...