I'd freak! They are massive". "Last time I go in the sea," declared another observer, while someone else jokingly exaggerated: "That crab could wipe out a town." Another added: "Seen loads on the ...

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean - dubbed "The Hoff Crab" when it was discovered in 2010 - is the first species in its family to show ...

Giant isopods express deep-sea gigantism, reaching in excess of 30 centimetres ... and there's not much meat in the animal - there's less meat than in a crab. So there aren't a lot of other animals ...

Giant isopods are a distant cousin of crabs and prawns ... discovered near the Dongsha Islands on the South China Sea. They are thought to be caught between 300 to 500 metres deep in the ocean.