the researchers feel additional research will show that this plus-size pill bug inhabits other parts of the South China Sea as well. Like all giant isopods, of which there are around 20 species ...

Known as b bin or “sea bugs” in Vietnam ... in length and look like overgrown versions of our terrestrial pill bugs, or woodlice. This new-to-science species takes the supersizing one step ...

specifically near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Giant isopods like those of the genus Bathynomus are relatives of the more familiar pill bugs that you might well find in your backyard.

Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising resemblance to a classic movie villain. Deep-sea sea bugs, or the Bathynomus ...

Meet Bathynomus vaderi, a newly identified terrifying sea bug that’s making waves in both the scientific community and our collective nightmares. At over 12 inches long and weighing more than 2 ...

Nothing epitomizes the mysteries and wonders of ocean life quite like a giant sea bug. Imagine a pale roly-poly the size of a muskrat wandering the seafloor. A team of researchers identified a new ...

Researchers show that pill bugs and chitons — small creatures with exoskeletons and reflexive movements — have behaviors making them useful as grippers, with no harm done to the creatures in ...

So far, the isopod has only been near the Spratly Islands by anglers trawling for isopods; however, the researchers feel additional research will show that this plus-size pill bug inhabits other parts ...

The discovery marks the first time a sea bug—or "bọ biển"—has been ... genus Bathynomus are relatives of the more familiar pill bugs that you might well find in your backyard.