This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

Name: Antarctic scale worm (Eulagisca gigantea) Where it lives: Below 1,640 (500 meters) deep in Antarctica's Southern Ocean What it eats: Unknown. Probably other animals and/or organic ... These ...

If you’ve ever wondered whether your boyfriend would love you if you were a worm, maybe it’s time to ask him in a more creative way — like with a giant ... and over a human-sized crocheted ...

What it eats: Unknown ... xenomorph from "Alien." The worms are named after the scales (known as elytra) that cover their bodies. These scales look a bit like human teeth, adding to the worms ...

We don't know exactly what they eat, but according to "The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of 'Ugly' Animals" (Wren & Rook, 2020) their large teeth mean they are likely "quick and aggressive hunters." ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - The Carter Center reports that the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s goal of eradicating Guinea worm disease remains on track, with 14 provisional human cases reported ...

Every so often, researchers stumble upon a find that prompts fresh questions about how living things adapt to harsh conditions. A recent expedition discovered giant ocean worms inside hidden ...

ATLANTA (Jan. 30, 2025) — The late U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s goal to eradicate Guinea worm disease remains on track, with 14 provisional human cases reported worldwide in 2024. That figure aligns ...

Molecular dating has shown that several extinct creatures, such as giant sloths and mammoths, survived in South America much later than previously thought, raising questions about the root causes ...

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