Interestingly, there are several lakes in the United States that are home to a significant number of these leeches. Leeches, like earthworms, can be found in various environments, including tropical ...

Chlordecone concentrations in earthworms are sometimes 20 times higher than in the soil. They must therefore concentrate the chlordecone present in their environment. The impacts of this on ecosystems ...

Acanthocephala — commonly known as thorny-headed or spiny-headed worms — comprises a highly specialized group of internal parasites that have an eversible proboscis (an extendable and ...

Dining out can sometimes come with unexpected surprises. A netizen recently encountered one such surprise when they noticed a swarm of tiny 'worms' wriggling in a bottle of vinegar at an eatery. They ...

Fish are fed with a diet of high and low protein food including fruit, vegetable matter, aquatic animal protein, bloodworms, earthworms, and marine organisms. Pick up a copy of today's paper to vote.

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...

There is some evidence papaya seeds may help with parasite infections. Papaya contains papain, an enzyme that may help kill worms. In one study, children in Kenya ate porridge with ground papaya seeds ...

The research was published in Physical Review Letters this week, and was selected by the editors of that journal as an Editors' Suggestion. One way in which worms differ from humans is, of course ...

the earthworms. Hannah Rowson, who knows a thing or two about tending to blooms at J. Parker's, suggests a couple of nifty tricks for tackling these unwelcome guests in your garden, without ...

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Robin redbreast walks slowly and gently, head turned to the side, so that the place where his ear should be is flat to the ground, listening for the sound that earthworms make as they wend their ...