What has 14 legs, lives at the bottom of the sea, and looks like Darth Vader? It's a newly discovered ... supergiant isopods are marine crustaceans that are found on the deep seabed of the ...

The head of Bathynomus vaderi resembles the helmet worn by Darth Vader from Star Wars ... The carnivorous marine isopods typically scavenge carcasses on the seafloor, but may also eat live ...

The jumbo isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi because its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from “Star Wars, Livescience reported. This particular critter ...

A large crustacean that lives in the sea off Vietnam has been designated as a new species and named after Darth Vader. Bathynomus vaderi is a kind of isopod, a group that also includes woodlice.

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.

In the depths of the South China Sea, a marine creature straight out of science fiction has been identified. This giant crustacean, named Bathynomus vaderi, so called for its resemblance to the famous ...