Scientists don't know a lot about the flatworm, first spotted in 2020, including what, if any, impact it's having on the ...

Biologically speaking, “worms” are a very broad group of distantly related animals. They usually don’t have legs (except for when they do). Despite the similarities, slugs are not worms ...

The invasive semi-slug is a notorious carrier of the parasite. It feeds on the feces of rats that host the worm. Humans can get infected by consuming raw produce or water contaminated by the slug.

"New fear unlocked." Gardener puzzled after finding disturbing parasite-carrying worms on plants: 'You can't save any of the ...

Slow worms have a very different diet to snakes, making a meal of much smaller prey. Slow worms snack on a variety of invertebrates, including slugs, snails, spiders and earthworms. Although they pick ...

Rats host the worm and pass larvae through their feces, which are eaten by the slugs. Rats then eat the slugs and repeat the cycle. Yeung said the worms develop in different life stages in rats ...

Cold, wet weather and a boom in slug populations have led to disappointing pumpkin harvests at a number of National Trust ...

In the parasite vs. bear vs. human battle, the grizzly parasite comes out on top. Cryptosporidium cases linked to travel and ...

‘I love snails and slugs! I just think they’re fascinating,’ says Jon Ablett, our Curator of Molluscs. ‘They’re an unnoticed part of our biodiversity, so it’s my mission to make people look around and ...

"She had a creature - slug, worm, snake - coming out of her mouth," executive producer Shawn Levy told The Hollywood Reporter. "I don't know that there's a bounce back from that." He has also said ...

"My guess is that a lot depends on the local conditions during the two-year life cycle of glow worms," he said. "The larvae feed on snails and slugs, so even a big downpour at one site might have ...

The Bethany Beach Firefly has officially been recommended to the Endangered Species List. Here's what that means.