That creature making a squirming getaway into the swampy vegetation by my feet is one of the oddest and most overlooked of ...

It’s enough to chill one’s blood. California whale watchers were left terrified after encountering an undulating blood-red sea creature that looked straight out ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Texas Gulf Coast is bristling this week at the sight of bearded fireworms, prickly creatures capable of delivering a painful sting to its victims. Also known as bristle ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Cutting beneath sand on the desert world of Arrakis, giant sandworms strike fear and inspire awe in the blockbuster “Dune” films. Introduced in the 1965 novel, the sandworm has grown ...

A discovery by international researchers suggests slime produced by Australian velvet worms could underpin new sustainable materials.

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Deep sea explorers want you to break out the "jazz hands" for this creature. On Nov. 4, the Schmidt Ocean Institute posted a video of one of its recent finds on Instagram. The nonprofit is dedicated ...

Paralvinella hessleri: The yellow worm that lives in acid and fights poison with poison Never-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish with funny little beard filmed in deep canyon off California ...

Groundhogs aren’t the only animals known for predicting the weather. Move aside, Punxsutawney Phil — a smaller creature can supposedly predict weather conditions before the start of winter, according ...

Sushi worms are a type of parasite that does not get along well with humans. Starting off as larvae ingested by shellfish, these worms work their way up the food chain as their current hosts get eaten ...

A long-term deep-sea experiment revealed that a crucial species failed to appear where it should have thrived. In many horror films, the most unsettling moments come from creatures that can't always ...

The tiny C. elegans worms, which share surprising genetic and physiological characteristics with humans, are the perfect ...