Ribbon worms have a secret weapon when it comes to taking down prey, and it's one you'd never expect to see from a spineless ...

A video shared in late December 2023 authentically showed a ribbon worm, "spitting a living, tree-like proboscis to hunt it's prey." The earliest instance of the video being shared we found was a ...

Researchers recently found over 100 species of ribbon worm, most of which are new to science, off of the coast of Oman. Most are smaller than a toothpick, though some can grow longer than a blue whale ...

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(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– In the world of biology, having a new species named after you is considered one of the greatest honors for a scientist. Just ask Armand Kuris, professor of zoology in the ...

As humans, if we lose a limb or even a tiny digit like a finger or toe we're left to live out our lives without that particular appendage. We have no ability to regrow body parts, but many in the ...

Off the coast of Spain, a long creature can contort its body into something much smaller. Hayffield L. via Unsplash Tucked under the stones and shells of the shallow waters off Spain, one creature has ...

Researchers recently found over 100 species of ribbon worm, most of which are new to science, off of the coast of Oman. Photo courtesy of Svetlana Maslakova (Florida Museum of Natural History) ...