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Bathynomus vaderi is a species of giant isopod found in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam near the Spratly Islands.The species is named after the Star Wars character Darth Vader because of its facial structure resembling the character's helmet.
By early 2024, 1-to-2-kilogram (2.2-to-4.4-pound) specimens were being sold for around 1 million Vietnamese dong ($40), the study noted. With the discovery of B. vaderi, scientists such as ...
Locals have hailed the giant sea bugs as a delicacy, with some claiming they rival the taste of lobster. New ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug named after popularity rises in Vietnam Skip to main content
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 ...
Eunice aphroditois is also known as the bobbit worm [6] [7] or bobbitt worm. [8] The name is believed to be taken from the John and Lorena Bobbitt case, [9] but another possible reason for the name is the worm's jaw. It is sometimes called the sand striker [8] or trap-jaw worm. Traces of their burrows have been found among fossils near Taiwan ...
These worms can reach a length of 3 m (9 ft 10 in), [3] and their tubular bodies have a diameter of 4 cm (1.6 in). Its common name "giant tube worm" is, however, also applied to the largest living species of shipworm, Kuphus polythalamius, which despite the name "worm", is a bivalve mollusc rather than an annelid.
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The creature’s name is in part inspired by the sand worms from the “Dune” novels, the university said. 500-million-year-old sea worm — ‘unknown to science until now’ — discovered in Utah