Researchers studying crustaceans in Vietnam have identified a new "supergiant" sea bug species that bears a surprising ...

Researchers newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species off the coast of south-central Vietnam, but scientists worry ...

Supergiant sea bugs, including B. vaderi, are members of the isopod family, characterized by their hard, protective exoskeleton and seven pairs of legs. The largest specimen in the study weighed ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Bobby covers exoskeletons, exosuits and wearable robotics. Since starting the Exoskeleton Report nine years ago, one somewhat controversial ...

Many electronic devices go beyond communication and are not afraid to move us: robotics, haptic or force feedback systems, smart fitness equipment, and, over the last decade, exoskeletons ...

But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ... scientists who study bugs, called entomologists ...

And these lightning bugs with their flickering light shows ... all encased in a translucent exoskeleton. And those light cells are where the magic happens: the phenomenon of bioluminescence ...

A species of giant isopod, Bathynomus vaderi, has been named following its harvesting in the waters off Vietnam. According to ...

The beetle has one of the toughest exoskeletons of any known insect. Early insect collectors became aware of this when trying to mount specimens to boards with standard steel pins. Their pins bent ...