The bobbit worm, aka sand striker, is a study in how terrifying nature can be. These creatures can be found primarily in the Atlantic Ocean, but can also be found in the Indo-Pacific
The earthworm is an invertebrate (lacks a backbone) and even though you might not think they’re animals, they are. There are 2,700 known species of earthworms, to date. They belong to
Changing very little in the last 500 million years, the velvet worm is a peculiar predator with 180 species described to date. These odd creatures spend their time in the tropics,
This article is devoted to one of the world’s smallest known snake species, the southwestern threadsnake. This fossorial (burrowing) snake has many alternate names as well, names
Endemic to the eastern parts of Madagascar it’s the lowland streaked tenrec. These critters look like a cross between a hedgehog and a shrew. But they are neither, even though
The giant Gippsland earthworm can only be found in the clay heavy soil along streams in Victoria, Australia. These giants are so elusive that they were only discovered in the late 1800s
The spoon worm belongs to the phylum called Echiura. Some place them in the phylum Annelidae, like the earthworm. Spoon worms are not segmented like some other worms. There are about 150 known species of spoon worms. They can be very common in some marine ecosystems.
There are approximately 200 known species of caecilian. However, you’ll be hard pressed to find one, as they spend their time underground or in the water. Caecilian is pronounced
Now I’m not referring to lawyers, I’m talking about the blood sucking worm-like creatures. The leech is found all over the world, sans the Arctic and Antarctica, usually in stagnant or vernal pools. They feast on blood meals and can get quite large doing so; especially the
