Mud blister worms make their homes in the shells of oysters and other shellfish, where they weaken their hosts.

Alien: Earth's eye creature, Species 64 explained Alien: Earth has introduced fans to a terrifying new alien lifeform - Species 64 - a creature that takes body horror to an entirely new level. The ...

For all the different kinds of manipulation in our cultural lexicon — from gaslighting to negging — nothing beats good old-fashioned mind control. Like your worst ex, one master of this power is a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Imagine a small, otherworldly looking crustacean that ...

A parasitic worm that feeds on the live tissue of animals is spreading throughout South and Central America.Now, the FDA is ...

River otters are unequivocally cute. But their eating habits are not so adorable. Most animals—humans included—separate the place where they defecate from the place where they eat. But river otters ...

In a karst cave in China, a rainbow-like parasitic creature was discovered as a new species. Francesco Ungaro via Unsplash Relationships between living things can take many forms. Bees get nectar from ...