Giant isopods of the genus Bathynomus, which can reach more than 30 cm in length, are known as bọ biển or "sea bugs" in Vietnam. For the first time, one such species was described from Vietnamese ...

Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam have discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species that they've named for one of the most infamous movie villains of all time. The new find came after ...

It looks like it came from a galaxy far, far away — and should have stayed there. Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s so massive that ...

In March 2022, a team from Hanoi University purchased four giant isopod individuals from a market in Quy Nhơn City. To identify these large crustaceans, the team in Hanoi collaborated with scientists ...

What may be one of the weirdest deep-sea creatures ever discovered was found, and it's terrifying. A newly discovered supergiant seabug has scientists both fascinated and slightly disturbed by its ...

The ocean is full of bizarre creatures, but a new discovery might take the crown for the most unsettling yet. Meet Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified terrifying sea bug that's making waves in both ...

This is the third supergiant isopod species discovered in the South China Sea since 2017, researchers said. Photo by Huang M-C, Kawai T (2025) At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four ...

Bathynomus vaderi belongs to a group known as “supergiants,” reaching lengths of 32.5 cm and weighing over a kilogram. So far, this new species has only been found near the Spratly Islands in Vietnam, ...

At a fishing port in Taiwan, researchers bought four giant crustaceans hauled in as bycatch by a trawling vessel in the South China Sea. The deep-sea dwellers, resembling supersized woodlice, were ...