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 ...

The newly identified giant isopod has a head that looks eerily like the Sith Lord's iconic helmet from the "Star Wars" franchise.

Miranda Lowe, Principal Curator of Crustacea, explains some of what we know so far about these giant waterborne relatives of the pill bug. There are a lot of animals living on the seabed that seem ...

Pill bugs are also closely related to them. Giant isopods are foodies as well. While they can last a while without a meal, they’ll gorge themselves when feeding time arrives. Dee Ann Auten ...

Giant isopods like those of the genus Bathynomus are relatives of the more familiar pill bugs that you might well find in your backyard. They scuttle around the seafloor in the pitch-black depths ...

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 ...