Two common gut parasites have been found to alter the behavior and physiology of honeybees in ways that could harm the health ...

In extreme cases, the swelling can be profound, resulting in a condition known as elephantiasis. This is because the worm ...

Parasites have been likened to “ecological dark matter” – an unseen force vital for sustaining life on earth as we know it, ...

MEDICS were shocked to learn a woman’s iron deficiency was caused by worms feeding off her body. The 75-year-old woman ...

Eunice siphoninsidiator, or the tube ambushing marine bristle worm, was discovered within the structure of glass sponges by a ...

In a study published in 2023, young and old Caenorhabditis elegans worms treated with the drug – which is normally used to ...

While adult worms reside in rodents, their larvae are excreted in faeces and can be transmitted to humans through contaminated snails or slugs. In humans, the larvae do not mature into adults but ...

Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves ...

Perhaps you’ve read in a biology textbook that humans have the same number of genes as Caenorhabditis elegans, a worm used in ...