These parasitic worms invade snails and take over their bodies, turning them into zombie-like creatures with flashing, ...

The circular and oval shapes in the center of this image are a group of larvae (1) from a parasitic worm known as a schistosome, or blood fluke. They are shown developing within their host, a ...

Once the bird eats the infected snail, the worm transfers to the bird, and proceeds to live in its cloaca and lay its eggs ...

Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the shell-looking item and admired it. He thought about taking it home as a souvenir for his first trip to a coral reef, but decided against ...

It feeds on the feces of rats that host the worm. Humans can get infected by consuming raw produce or water contaminated by the slug. They can also get it from eating raw or undercooked snails ...

Like worms, these freshwater snail species are known as "dentritivores." Others are filter feeders, like krill and some ...

Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

While substantial advances have been made in the control of schistosomiasis, the diversity and complexity of Schistosoma species and their specific fresh-water snail hosts warrants fundamental ...

Ponds and puddles. And even in bug hotels. Within microhabitats, we can find many different types of minibeasts like woodlice, spiders, worms, snails and moths. All of them are tiny creatures that ...