My grandson Parker recently sent me an email and one of the strangest animal photos I have ever received. Most of my ecologist colleagues have never seen the critter that Parker found, but he knew ...

In this study, researchers from Stowers Institute for Medical Research revealed that this dwarf-sized worm carries an ...

We’re all familiar with La Jolla’s sea lions, harbor seals, orcas, garibaldi and seabirds. But in this series of stories called Species of the Month, the Light sheds light on other, lesser-known ...

Headless chicken monster: The deep sea cucumber with tubular feet for gobbling sediment Paralvinella hessleri: The yellow worm that lives in acid and fights poison with poison Never-before-seen ...

A remarkable yellow worm, Paralvinella hessleri, thrives near boiling, toxic hydrothermal vents in the Pacific. This deep-sea ...

Sushi worms are a type of parasite that does not get along well with humans. Starting off as larvae ingested by shellfish, these worms work their way up the food chain as their current hosts get eaten ...

Divers off the coast of New Zealand came face to face with a giant sea worm that was almost 30-foot long. The creature is called a pyrosome, and while it might look intimidating, it's actually ...

The larvae of a bristle worm, saltwater worms with elaborate, hair-like structures. Photograph By C: Luis Zelaya-Lainez, Vienna University of Technology Most people will never see a bristle worm in ...

It’s enough to chill one’s blood. California whale watchers were left terrified after encountering an undulating blood-red sea creature that looked straight out ...

Halloween is all about spooky vibes and these 8 bugs and critters bring the creep. Here's a few things you might not know about them.

GALVESTON, Texas – There are many things that washes ashore in Galveston Bay, but this particular sea creature had left social media users confused and a bit disturbed. Suzanne Choate Arceneaux, a ...