This terrifying sea bug belongs to the genus Bathynomus, a group of isopods often referred to as “supergiants” for their massive size. While most isopods are small enough to fit in your hand ...

National University of Singapore carcinologist Peter Ng and colleagues have now formally described the novel sea bug in a new paper. As the head of the animal's carapace resembles the iconic scifi ...

Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus species ... but they're usually incredibly small, about 2.5 centimeters. The new species had evolved to be much larger, around 30 centimeters, the researchers ...

The researchers formally described the novel sea bug in a paper published this month ... Most isopods are incredibly small, some as tiny as micrometers, while others can grow larger than 3 feet ...

Supergiant sea bugs, including B. vaderi ... Most isopods are incredibly small, typically measuring less than 2.5 centimeters (1 inch) in length. This disparity in size makes the discovery ...

Among them was a species unknown to science at the time. National University of Singapore carcinologist Peter Ng and colleagues have now formally described the novel sea bug in a new paper. As the ...