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This Worm Quietly Lived In A Lab For Decades, But They Had No Idea Just How Old It Truly WasWilliam & Mary Biology Professor Jon Allen holds the world’s oldest ribbon worm on record for a class of W&M students.

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This Worm Quietly Lived In A Lab For Decades, But They Had No Idea Just How Old It Truly WasWilliam & Mary Biology Professor Jon Allen holds the world’s oldest ribbon worm on record for a class of W&M students.
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This Worm Quietly Lived In A Lab For Decades, But They Had No Idea Just How Old It Truly Was

clock-iconDecember 19, 2025
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One Of The Largest Earthworms On Earth Grows Up To 3 Meters And Makes Some Very Odd SoundsThe giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis)

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One Of The Largest Earthworms On Earth Grows Up To 3 Meters And Makes Some Very Odd SoundsThe giant Gippsland earthworm (Megascolides australis)
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One Of The Largest Earthworms On Earth Grows Up To 3 Meters And Makes Some Very Odd Sounds

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165-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is New Species Of Ancient Parasite. Did It Come From A Dinosaur’s Butt?fossil parasite thorny-headed worm

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165-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is New Species Of Ancient Parasite. Did It Come From A Dinosaur’s Butt?fossil parasite thorny-headed worm
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165-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is New Species Of Ancient Parasite. Did It Come From A Dinosaur’s Butt?

clock-iconMay 10, 2025
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“Living Flying Carpet” Found In The Deep Sea Is A Shiny New Worm Speciesdeep sea snakeworm

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“Living Flying Carpet” Found In The Deep Sea Is A Shiny New Worm Speciesdeep sea snakeworm
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“Living Flying Carpet” Found In The Deep Sea Is A Shiny New Worm Species

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Giant Predatory Worms Dating Back 518 Million Years Found In GreenlandA reconstruction of the pelagic ecosystem and the organisms fossilized in Sirius Passet, revealing how Timorebestia was one of the largest predators in the water column more than 518 million years ago

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Giant Predatory Worms Dating Back 518 Million Years Found In GreenlandA reconstruction of the pelagic ecosystem and the organisms fossilized in Sirius Passet, revealing how Timorebestia was one of the largest predators in the water column more than 518 million years ago
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Giant Predatory Worms Dating Back 518 Million Years Found In Greenland

clock-iconJanuary 3, 2024
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This Worm’s Rear End Sprouts Eyes And Swims Off When It’s Time To MateMegasyllis nipponica worm

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This Worm’s Rear End Sprouts Eyes And Swims Off When It’s Time To MateMegasyllis nipponica worm
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This Worm’s Rear End Sprouts Eyes And Swims Off When It’s Time To Mate

clock-iconNovember 22, 2023
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Green Slimy Creature Flummoxes Tourists In TaiwanGreen slimy worm like creature with a smaller pink tongue like appendage

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Green Slimy Creature Flummoxes Tourists In TaiwanGreen slimy worm like creature with a smaller pink tongue like appendage
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Green Slimy Creature Flummoxes Tourists In Taiwan

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Bloodworms With Metal Teeth Are Real, And You Don’t Wanna Mess With Thembloodworms

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Bloodworms With Metal Teeth Are Real, And You Don’t Wanna Mess With Thembloodworms
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Bloodworms With Metal Teeth Are Real, And You Don’t Wanna Mess With Them

clock-iconJuly 3, 2023
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Secret Identity Of The Famous “Tequila Worm” Has Been Revealedmezcal worm species

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Secret Identity Of The Famous “Tequila Worm” Has Been Revealedmezcal worm species
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Secret Identity Of The Famous “Tequila Worm” Has Been Revealed

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Ancient Peperami Had A Surprisingly Complex Body For A 515-Million-Year-Old Wormworm cambrian explosion

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Ancient Peperami Had A Surprisingly Complex Body For A 515-Million-Year-Old Wormworm cambrian explosion
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Ancient Peperami Had A Surprisingly Complex Body For A 515-Million-Year-Old Worm

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A Squiggling Worm Was Found Living In A Woman's Tonsil After She Ate Sashimiarticle image

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A Squiggling Worm Was Found Living In A Woman's Tonsil After She Ate Sashimiarticle image
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A Squiggling Worm Was Found Living In A Woman's Tonsil After She Ate Sashimi

clock-iconJuly 13, 2020

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Plastic-Eating Caterpillars Can Survive On A Diet Of Just Polyethylenearticle image

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Plastic-Eating Caterpillars Can Survive On A Diet Of Just Polyethylenearticle image
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Plastic-Eating Caterpillars Can Survive On A Diet Of Just Polyethylene

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Did A Parasite Really Swim Up The Penis Of A British Tourist?article image

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Did A Parasite Really Swim Up The Penis Of A British Tourist?article image
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Did A Parasite Really Swim Up The Penis Of A British Tourist?

clock-iconNovember 18, 2019

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Microplastics In Soil Have A Damaging Effect On Earthwormsarticle image

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Microplastics In Soil Have A Damaging Effect On Earthwormsarticle image
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Microplastics In Soil Have A Damaging Effect On Earthworms

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This Weird Little Worm Is One Of The Loudest Creatures In The Seaarticle image

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This Weird Little Worm Is One Of The Loudest Creatures In The Seaarticle image
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This Weird Little Worm Is One Of The Loudest Creatures In The Sea

clock-iconJuly 15, 2019