Worms

The 26-year-old man in India sought medical attention after experiencing pain, swelling and low-grade fevers for one month.

The video shows the moth struggling to climb out of its cocoon, before squirting a yellowish goo all over someone's hand.

Exquisitely preserved nervous system discovered in scalidophoran worms for the first time.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has said hammerhead worms and jumping worms are damaging gardens, forests and wildlife.

"New fear unlocked," one viewer wrote after watching the video.

The creature is one of two new hammerhead worms discovered by scientists.

The newly described species has been named Ramisyllis kingghidorahi after Godzilla's monster enemy King Ghidorahi.

The worms have been named after Jeff Daniels, star of the seminal 1990 comedy-horror film "Arachnophobia."

"Watch out for special visitors," warns the TikToker during his video, which has been viewed more than 320,000 times.

"Like other flatworms...[hammerhead flatworms] have the ability to transmit harmful parasites to humans and mammals alike," one expert warned.

Bug enthusiasts identified the creatures as scarlet and bumblebee millipedes, which have exoskeletons.

The creatures, which appear in the area every spring, reportedly have jaws strong enough to tear through human skin.

The bizarre creatures are colloquially known as "Elvis worms" due to their shiny scales being reminiscent of the King of Rock's famous sequinned suits.

Bacteria that consume methane were found to burrow into the worms' skin, allowing them to get nutrients from the greenhouse gas.

Hirotsu Bio Science claims that their clinical trials found the test effective in 85 percent of cases with a single drop of urine.

Zhu Zhong-fa,43, went to the hospital for a persistent headache that lasted more than a month, but when doctors scanned his brain, they found he had hundreds of tapeworms living there.

"It's highly likely that any pollution that impacts the health of soil fauna, such as earthworms, may have cascading effects on other aspects of the soil ecosystem, such as plant growth," researcher Connor Russell said.

While the finding could have exciting implications for many scientific fields, the thawing of permafrost may not be good news for humankind.

The 26-year-old is thought to have contracted the infection after horse-riding or fishing.

About 650 Canadians requested permission to get a medication to treat hookworm from the Canadian health regulator in 2015. Like this couple, some were denied.

One day it might just save a life.

These tiny creatures offer up important insights into evolution.

This particular species of worm, Auanema rhodensis, has three possible sexes: male, female and hermaphrodite.

These cool worms have a key protein in their bodies that helps them perfectly regulate iron.

Hippocrates described unidentified parasitic worms in his medical texts 2,500 years ago. Ancient human poop just revealed which ones.

More greenhouse gases are not what we needed right now.

A complete genome could help scientists better understand genetic adaptations to global warming.

Until recently a mystery, tuft cells are now the focus of research into the body's immune system.

In lab tests, researchers found that the larvae form of the darkling beetle can biodegrade plastic foam.