Earth was once a 'wormworld', dominated by wriggling tube-shaped creatures. One of the earliest rulers of this ancient animal ...

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Meet the Vanadis bristle worm - a creature no bigger than a piece of spaghetti. This tiny marine worm lives around the Italian island of Ponza and is nocturnal, which means it sleeps in the day ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Giant Worm Rider Giant Worm Rider is a VR worm riding game with a retro aesthetic. Swing on the back of a giant worm and experience the immersive sci-fi ...

The longest earthworm is the African giant earthworm, which can grow up to 6.7m (22ft) long. Worms are tough little creatures. If you accidentally cut an earthworm in half while gardening ...

Powerful X-ray scanning techniques revealed the 1mm creature in exquisite detail Scientists say they have solved an evolutionary mystery involving a 500 million-year-old microscopic, spiny ...

A swimmer in clear water sees a giant eel approaching her. A video clip shows a woman remaining calm until the massive creature passes by peacefully. A swimmer in clear water sees a giant eel ...

Under the steep rolling hills of eastern Victoria are "gurgling" creatures farmers can hear ... is talking about a species of annelid worm called the giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides ...

David Attenborough introduced us all to a nightmarish creature known as the bobbit, a metre-long worm with jaws as sharp as daggers – and we're not likely to forget about it any time soon.