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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you establish an aquarium, you want to ensure a safe and healthy environment for your new pets. Over time, you may introduce new fish and plants. This leaves you at risk for introducing new ...

Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive, toxic hammerhead flatworms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals. “It was terrifying, like these are ...

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 ...

The Santa Ana winds were already blowing hard when I ran the first worm simulation. I’m no hacker, but it was easy enough: Open a Terminal shell, paste some commands from GitHub, watch characters ...

On a rainy day, you'll often see lots of earthworms on sidewalks and roads. But what makes the worms crawl away from the safety of the soil when it's raining? Some people assume worms come to the ...

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