Critter Science

The Tapeworm… One of the Most Feared Parasites

5 April, 2022
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With a world full of parasites, the tapeworm is certainly 1 of the most feared & loathed of them all. Humans and animals can be hosts to tapeworms. These creatures come with a

The Terrifying Bobbit Worm

21 March, 2022
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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 Underappreciated Earthworm

12 November, 2021
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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

The Velvet Worm

15 September, 2020
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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,

The Diminutive Southwestern Threadsnake

24 April, 2020
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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

The Lowland Streaked Tenrec

7 April, 2020
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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

25 March, 2020
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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 Peculiar Spoon Worm

16 July, 2019
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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.

The Unusual Caecilian

13 June, 2019
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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

Blood Sucking Leech!

1 November, 2018
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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