Arrow worms, or chaetognaths, are strange ocean predators that have puzzled scientists for more than a century. They have transparent, torpedo-shaped bodies, sharp grasping spines near their mouths, and sensory structures unlike those of any Read More
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Parasitic worms on blue crab eggs may reveal a crab’s spawning history. Their resilience in varied salinities makes them promising for fishery monitoring. Parasitic worms that feed on crab eggs may seem unsettling, but Read More
Ancient bone-eating worms ate mosasaur, ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons
When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by scavengers and microbes, their corpses are colonized by a variety of specialized invertebrates that Read More
Worms offer a simple yet powerful whole-organism model for studying senescence, mirroring mammalian aging processes and enabling research into age-related diseases and dormant cancer therapies. Researchers triggered a senescent-like state in worms by altering the Read More