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

They also noted that the worm species had only been observed and reported in a science journal one time. Since that time, no other sightings or studies had been recorded in academic journals.

After an apparent population explosion of the invasive “crazy worms” in 2023, Mainers reported far fewer of them last year.

Three species of carnivorous whirlpool worms have been discovered in Austria. As the Haus des Meeres announced on Wednesday, a chance discovery in the Australian facility led to the discovery of ...

DESCRIPTION: The giant Palouse earthworm can reach three feet or more in length, has light-pink skin, and emits a unique, sweet fragrance. HABITAT: This species inhabits permanent or semipermanent ...

Analyzing the sequences revealed that bacteria belonging to the genera Meiothermus and Anoxybacillus made up most of the worms’ microbiome. Although scientists have found these species in frigid ...

While checking the devices, researchers noticed a pair of “worm-shaped” mollusks and soon realized they’d discovered a new species: Eleutheromenia bullescens, or the bubbling solenogaster.