Worms as particle sweepers: How simple movement, not intelligence, drives environmental order

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...

Meet ‘Baseodiscus the Eldest,’ a record-setting ribbon worm more than 27 years old

Each year Jon Allen, an associate professor of marine biology at William & Mary, gingerly removes the anemones and brittle ...

Asian jumping worm threatens U.S. forests

Some people call it a crazy worm. Some call it an Alabama jumper, although it’s not contained to that state. It’s Amynthas ...

The Broom-Like Quality of Worms

It is fascinating to see how living worms can organize their surroundings just by moving,” said University of Amsterdam ...

Why worms are suddenly so expensive — and what an Arizona farm is doing about it

Worm prices have nearly quadrupled in the last 7 years as climate change and surging demand create supply crisis ...
Prevention

Invasive Jumping Worms Have Been Found Across the Country—Here’s What You Need to Know

Murder hornets made headlines in 2020 for their scary ability to behead bees (and their generally terrifying name). Now, there’s a new creepy creature to add to our ever-growing list of things to ...
Texas Standard

Is a spider an insect? How about a worm? A centipede?

Centipedes are not insects either. But centipedes are more closely related to insects than worms are. And that is because ...