Deep in the Amazon, a giant leech lurks, quietly feeding off victims in rivers and swampy waters, largely unseen.

Tiny worm towers may rely on invasive beetles for transport, according to a study investigating hitchhiking nematodes in ...

You’ll likely only ever see four of Delaware’s 19 species of snakes; the eastern rat snake, black racer, common garter snake ...

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This unassuming worm hunts with a self-assembling slime net. Here’s what scientists have uncovered about its biology, ...

There are no robins in the yard during the winter. Robins eat worms and insects. Their beaks are not made to crack open the ...

Garlic is not a substance that most people consider an aphrodisiac. It turns out that mosquitoes agree. In fact, a new Yale study finds that garlic also functions as a de facto birth control for ...

Thanks to its strong, refreshing scent, this fast-growing herb can act as a form of natural pest control that will ward off ...

Warmer weather means more bugs. Learn the hidden signs of infection and discover the best spring pet parasite prevention tips ...

That strange “worm” at the bottom of some mezcal bottles has finally been identified, and the answer overturns decades of ...

A new nematode: the first worm “towers” ever observed in the wild are an undescribed species named C. apta. Possible tower vector: C. apta was found in huge numbers on two beetles invasive to Europe, ...