Popular Science reports that scientists from Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam have just classified a species of giant isopod in Vietnam. They've named it Bathynomus vaderi after Darth Vader, as they see a resemblance between its head and Vader's famous helmet.
Giant isopods are a popular source of meat in East Asia, so it was easy for the researchers to acquire large quantities of them from fishermen for examination. The researchers' article in the journal ZooKeys makes no mention of mysterious powers from Bathynomus vaderi, such as the ability to choke people without touching them.
-via Dave Barry
They eat these things? Oh, my. Nope. Not me. Not gonna happen even if it tastes like chicken. nuh uh
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