Worms are pretty odd compared to creatures we are more familiar with. Within that already weird group, some worms are weirder than others, like the Pig Butt Worm in the theme pic. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A white collar Ms. Yang recently has become indulged in eating worms. Under her influence, many of her friends are proud of eating worms and of finding worm food in Beijing's restaurants. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Hookworms, whipworms, pinworms, flukes: mere mention of the panoply of parasitic worms that plague humans is enough to make most of us shudder. Not John Turton. In the mid-1970s, while working at the UK's Medical Research Council Laboratories in Surrey, he intentionally infected himself with hookworms in an attempt to relieve his chronic hay fever. It worked. picked by kakana 5 months ago

A New Zealander who invented a toilet that used worms to produce compost had to prove the worms were not traumatised before authorities would approve his product. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Woman in Nepal has a Horrible case of Intestinal Worms. This is Hard to Watch. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Loathed wherever they go, parasitic worms are some of the animal kingdom’s true lowlifes. They feed off living hosts, sapping them of energy and nutrients while causing a range of horrible diseases. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round worms so the worms can poop. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Among the possible causes for our modern ills: super-hygiene, sedentary lifestyles, and a lack of worms in our stomachs.

*did he say worms? You need worms?* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Fantastic song by Arrogant Worms, cut to a crappy video by some dude (obviously not a pirate.) picked by beckinacea 1 year ago

Wanted on rape charges, he hid out in the woods for 30 days. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Previously unknown shrimps, worms, scavenging crustaceans, and spectacularly colored soft corals were identified at the tropical sites during a study led by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

China has found microscopic worms in wooden packaging from the United States and uncovered substandard U.S. vitamin pills and fish oil for children, Chinese media said on Friday in the latest volley of cross-border accusations. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy superglue, and hope it will be used within several years to repair shattered bones in knees, other joints and the face. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Coll Bell from Auckland, New Zealand, is developing a toilet that uses tiger worms to eat poop. Coll has been told by Auckland Region Council that this could traumatise the worms and that a full psychological evaluation is needed.

Seriously. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

It's what's for dinner! picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

As soon as your doctor says you've got parasites in your body, you don't need to hear any more details. They're all horrible, right? How can it get worse than little tiny worms or something feeding on your insides?

The horsehair worm description make me laugh. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Great name for a band, btw. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

An amazing film about intestinal parasites as told by a frog puppet. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago

Worm grunting involves going into the forest, driving a wooden stake into the ground and then rubbing the top of the stake with a long piece of steel called a rooping iron. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

By altering a gene in the brain of a female worm, scientists were able to change its sexual orientation so that it was attracted to other females. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago