Giant isopods look like monstrously sized woodlice and can live in the deep sea, beyond the reach of daylight. But how much do we really know about the lives of these crustaceans? Despite their ...

Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns ... build a complete database, and then allow people to eat; it would be better that way,” he added. Isopods are invertebrates – animals ...

Move aside, lobster—a newly described giant isopod from Vietnam is now a seafood delicacy ... “These (creatures) don’t grow very fast, and if they become a very unusual and sought-after item, we may ...

In recent years, the deep-sea giant isopod has also become a seafood delicacy ... and if they become a very unusual and sought-after item, we may eat them out of existence,” says Lanna Cheng ...

A new isopod species has been discovered by researchers in a lab in Singapore, and it is massive, at least relative to other giant isopods. Its discoverers apparently have a sense of humor ...

Giant isopods - of which B. vaderi is one - have become an expensive delicacy in Vietnam in recent years. The unusual sea creatures are caught commercially and sold at fish markets. Some people ...

Dr. Nguyen Thanh Son holding a giant specimen of another species of giant isopod found in Vietnam (B. jamesi) that weighed 2.62 kg from a seafood market in Hanoi, October 2024.