Imagine finding a stray hair — then watching it slither away like a snake. Video of such a creature was shared this week on Facebook by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which identified the creepy ...

Horsehair worms, belonging to the phylum Nematomorpha, are enigmatic parasites renowned for their intricate life cycles and subtle host manipulations. These worms typically inhabit terrestrial ...

A light rain was falling May 9 as I was washing dishes, watching the fragrant flowers of the lilac shrub bounce in the breeze outside our kitchen window. Something atop the pale bubblegum-pink blooms ...

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