Researchers have discovered a new terrifying sea bug that can grow almost 13 inches long and weighs almost 2.2 pounds.

Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that’s so massive that it looks AI-generated, per a study published in Zookeys.

Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks The creature belongs to a genus of giant isopods found in abundance in deep-sea waters, though the size of B ...

Researchers bought the sea bugs from local anglers and restaurants after seeing them being “ sold alive in eateries,” according to a study published Jan. 14 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.

There are only 11 known "supergiant" and nine "giant" Bathynomus species, and this is only the second supergiant to be found in the South China Sea. A view of the Bathynomus vaderi from the top ...

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Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry about its vulnerability to overfishing.

Researchers bought the sea bugs from local anglers and restaurants after seeing them being “ sold alive in eateries,” according to a study published Jan. 14 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.