Have you ever seen a long, slithering creature in your backyard and wondered whether it is a snake? In India, which is home ...

Worms are interesting creatures. Some worms can even regrow their brains if needed. But, an invasive jumping worm has started appearing in more than a dozen states throughout the Midwest. The worms ...

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made major headway in understanding a strange and elusive species of snake-like worm known as amphisbaenians. The worms are vertebrates, scaly and ...

Examine a mysterious creature and figure out whether it’s a snake or a worm, exploring its features, behavior, and the ...

Some local gardeners are starting to notice is an invasive worm species lurking in our soil. The Asian jumping worm (Amynthas spp.) also goes by Asian worm, snake worm, crazy worm, or Alabama jumper.

Over the centuries, the slow worm has oftentimes received bad press; animal lover Alexander Pope demeaned the lowly slow worm ...

If you’re wondering what happened to your once-beautiful soil, diminished to the texture of coffee grounds, you’re not crazy. But maybe your worms are. So-called crazy worms – also commonly known as ...

Experts at the California Department of Food and Agriculture are warning gardeners about "aggressive" snakelike worms called Amynthas agrestis, or the Asian jumping worm. Tom Potterfield/Creative ...

My friend Dick Waterman from Franklin is a regular reader of this column. Thanks to his inquisitive nature, coupled with years of documenting the natural world in his neighborhood, he has provided me ...

If you’re wondering what happened to your once-beautiful soil, diminished to the texture of coffee grounds, you’re not crazy. But maybe your worms are. So-called crazy worms – also commonly known as ...

If you’re wondering what happened to your once-beautiful soil, diminished to the texture of coffee grounds, you’re not crazy. But maybe your worms are. So-called crazy worms – also commonly known as ...