Newly-discovered giant sea bug resembling Darth Vader isn't as scary as it looks
Researchers exploring the wares of fishers in Vietnam discovered a “supergiant” sea bug species whose resemblance to Darth Vader inspired its name.
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Massive new bug species found — and it’s so horrifying, it’s been named after Darth Vader
Southeast Asian scientists sent people’s skin crawling after discovering a sea bug off Vietnam that ... its carapaced cranium resembles Darth Vader’s iconic helmet from “Star Wars ...
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Meet Bathynomus Vaderi, the Foot-Long Sea Bug Named After Darth Vader
Imagine a bug-like creature that’s the length of ... of these giant isopods and named it after the Star Wars villain, Darth Vader. Popular Science reports that the scientists from Hanoi ...
Newsweek9d
Giant 'Darth Vader' Bug Discovered in Deep Sea
Like Star Wars' villainous Darth Vader, the newly described sea bug is pasty white and sports a head, the shape of which resembles the helmet of the Sith Lord's life-support armor. The discovery ...
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Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans ... worn by iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader. The scientists officially described the ...
Forbes9d
Scientists Name Alien-Looking ‘Supergiant’ Sea Bug After Darth Vader
The head of Bathynomus vaderi resembles the helmet worn by Darth Vader from Star Wars. Nothing epitomizes the mysteries and wonders of ocean life quite like a giant sea bug. Imagine a pale roly ...
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‘Darth Vader’ of the sea: Giant sea bug found off Vietnam coast, study shows
Researchers named the supergiant sea bug B. vaderi because of the striking resemblance its head bears to the helmet worn by Star Wars antagonist Darth Vader. B. vaderi is an isopod, a type of ...