Researchers wanted to quantify how much charge a jumping parasitic roundworm needed to latch on to its fruit fly host.Credit...By Victor M. Ortega-Jimenez Supported by By Alexa Robles-Gil For small ...

Parasites are repulsive enough in the wild, but coming across one in your food takes the gross-out factor to a whole other level. Case in point: several eye-bleach-worthy TikToks that recently went ...

A genome sequence and single-cell atlas of a marine worm species point towards bursts of gene emergence, duplication and loss as the drivers of lineage-specific body traits. Usually about one ...

WILDWOOD, N.J. (WPVI) -- On a picture-perfect beach day in Wildwood, plenty of people were keeping their eyes peeled for worms. "Worm slash little eel things. They looked like little eels," said ...

The latest invasive creature appearing in backyards across the United States is a strange-looking worm. One that can reproduce by splitting itself in two and secretes the same toxin found in ...

Following weeks of heavy rainfall, hammerhead worms have been reported more frequently throughout Texas. The invasive species is not a direct threat to humans or pets. The worms don't bite but do ...

After weeks of heavy rain across North Texas, sightings of a toxic invasive worm are on the rise. The hammerhead worm is popping up in counties throughout the Metroplex and experts say it’s a real ...

The velvet worm, a squishy little predator that looks like the stretch-limo version of a caterpillar, has a whimsical MO: it administers death by Silly String. In the leaf litter of tropical and ...

Awaken Wine Worms are an item you can collect in Black Myth: Wukong that increases the healing effectiveness of your Gourd. Combat in Black Myth: Wukong can be quite the challenge, so picking up all ...

There’s an invasive species of worm making itself known in Texas once again—the hammerhead flatworm. These worms are toxic, hard to kill, and dangerous to native critters like earthworms, but likely ...

The poisonous hammerhead worm is on the rise in Houston as Hurricane Beryl and extensive rainfall brings flooding to that region. The invasive species thrives in hot tropical climates, and as ...