Supergiant sea bugs, including B. vaderi, are members of the isopod family ... vaderi are bottom dwellers that feed on dead ...

The new species has been named Bathynomus vaderi, as its head resembles the distinctive helmet of Darth Vader from “Star Wars ...

Giant isopods, which belong to the Bathynomus genus, can grow to be over 11 inches, but the biggest ones reach nearly 20 ...

Researchers named the supergiant sea bug B. vaderi because of the striking resemblance its head bears to the helmet ... It ...

Supergiant sea bugs, including B. vaderi ... recycling nutrients as part of the deep-sea food chain, Sidabalok said. She noted that Bathynomus’ massive size may aid its survival in the ocean ...