EAST LANSING, MI – Dozens of reports of invasive jumping worms across Michigan’s Lower Peninsula – and a few in the Upper – are raising concerns about damages to the state’s natural ecosystems.

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 ...

About 500 million years ago, the Grand Canyon was a great sea, and among the creatures it harbored was a newly discovered type of penis worm, armed with many rings of teeth. Penis worms are marine ...

Snom's evolution into Frosmoth in Pokemon GO isn't a straightforward affair. While the Ice- and Bug-type Worm Pokemon from Generation VIII does require candies to evolve (a large number of them), ...

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 ...

They're tiny, blobby, butt-shaped, and glow in the dark. What the heck are they? Scientists are still figuring them out. A laboratory image of Chaetopterus pugaporcinus, aka the "pigbutt worm," an ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

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A new self-spreading worm named 'CMoon,' capable of stealing account credentials and other data, has been distributed in Russia since early July 2024 via a compromised gas supply company website.

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 ...