Achoo fly? One Greek woman’s close encounter with a family of sheep bot flies is nothing to sneeze at. It all started next to a field of grazing sheep in Greece, where an unidentified 58-year-old was working outdoors in the dry September heat. She “noticed numerous flies swarming around her face,” according to a new … Read more
Fossils usually leave us with bones turned to stone, the hard remains of creatures long gone. But every so often, nature offers something far rarer — a glimpse of soft tissue that survived for millions of years. Researchers examining a 520-million-year-old arthropod larva were stunned to find not just an outline of the creature, but … Read more
Auf Wiedersehen, creepy crawlers. Heidi Klum believes her body is infested with worms and parasites — and now the German supermodel and her husband Tom Kaulitz are embarking on a months-long cleanse to purge them from her system. “I’m going to deworm and de-parasite for the first time,” Klum, 52, told the Wall Street Journal. … Read more
Stop, hammertime! Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive, toxic hammerhead flatworms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals. “It was terrifying, like these are truly the end times, even the worms are demonic,” Keller resident Adam Ingle told NBC5 of the subterranean scourge, which … Read more
A woman has made a horrific discovery inside a Cadbury chocolate bunny she purchased for Easter. At a time when many of us are still trying to get through our chocolate hauls, Gold Coast local, Chy, got the shock of her life midway through eating her popular Cadbury bunny. “I sat down, opened the bunny, and started to eat … Read more
A tiny parasite may be wreaking havoc below the belt — even long after it’s gone. A new study found that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, could also trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining. Even more troubling, the genetic changes appear to intensify after treatment, a red flag that … Read more
It left diners sleepless in Seattle. Fob Sushi Bar’s Seattle outlets have temporarily shuttered after fans of food influencer Keith Lee claimed they saw something wriggling during Lee’s video review of the restaurant. “In response to recent food safety concerns, we have decided to close our Fob sushi locations in Seattle and Bellevue until further … Read more
A shopper has been left horrified after opening up her latest Shein order and discovering some creepy critters inside. In a TikTok clip, she revealed that she found three live worms after ripping open the bags sent from the Chinese budget E-commerce site. “I can’t make it up” “I could throw up right now,” she wrote over footage of the creepy … Read more
It’s enough to chill one’s blood. California whale watchers were left terrified after encountering an undulating blood-red sea creature that looked straight out of a horror flick. A post detailing this intertidal terror is currently making waves on Instagram. “What is this creature right out of the Twilight Zone??” inquired the cetacean searchers while describing … Read more
It’s the other Grubhub. Singapore’s state food agency redefined “mealworms” after approving a whopping 16 species of insects for human consumption, ranging from grasshoppers to beetle grubs. “With immediate effect, SFA (the Singapore Food Agency) will allow the import of insects and insect products belonging to species that have been assessed to be of low … Read more
What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? How about a bunch of them in your gut? A revolting clip shows the moment that parasites were spotted wriggling around in a 70-year-old man’s abdomen, not unlike something out of the movie “Alien.” The septuagenarian had reported to a hospital in China to undergo a … Read more
Scientists have revived a 46,000-year-old parasite, previously thought to be extinct, that has been “living” in the Siberian permafrost. Detailed in a study published in PLOS Genetics, scientists found through carbon analysis that the microscopic nematodes, better known as roundworms, dated back to the late Pleistocene era. “This little worm could now be in line … Read more
The early bird gets the worm — but you have to be even earlier to wrangle the jumping worm. Experts are warning gardening enthusiasts to look out for jumping worms this summer, as the species is known to worsen soil quality and make it inhospitable for plants to grow. “Invasive Asian jumping worms got their … Read more
What’s worse than finding a worm in your apple? How about a whole nest of them in your leg? A Colombian woman was left horrified after discovering that her innocuous-seeming rash was actually a bunch of parasites that had colonized her leg. She detailed the skin-crawling tale in a TikTok video with over 257,000 views. … Read more
It was like a ticker tape-worm parade. Sure, “Sharknado” might be fake — but this “Worm-soon” has been caught on video. Now-viral footage captured the retch-worthy moment that seemingly thousands of “white worms rained down from the sky” in India like some kind of bizarro biblical plague. In the alarming clip — filmed Tuesday in … Read more
This Florida man is bugging. A man named Justin, whose TikTok account @LegbootLegi has 451.1K followers, has made a device to “kiss” bugs. “Bugkiss,” which is essentially a pair of tiny baby doll lips fashioned to a pacifier by a spring from a pen, has gone viral and now has 15.2 million views. “The intended … Read more
It literally made his skin crawl. A sewer worker in Spain had the internet gagging after he showed up at the hospital with worms squirming about under his skin, as detailed in the New England Journal of Medicine. The 64-year-old sewer treatment employee had reportedly realized something was awry after experiencing mild diarrhea and an … Read more
The University of Florida researchers recently discovered that “tequila worms” are, in fact, moth larvae. The “worms” are placed inside bottles of mezcal to enhance the color and flavor of the alcohol. Researchers extracted DNA from “worms” found in various brands of mezcal. The bottles were purchased between 2018 and 2022 from both Mexican and American … Read more
China needs to call Rihanna for some umbrellas to weather this phenomenon of nature. Citizens of the Chinese city of Liaoning were told to find shelter after it looked like it started to rain worms. A viral clip showed the area apparently being showered with little worms, which were splattered all over cars. The video … Read more
This brings bizarre new meaning to the term “ballroom dancing.” A 26-year-old man in India revolted the internet after it was revealed that his swollen right testicle was caused by microscopic worms that had infiltrated his scrotum. Footage of the parasites “dancing” in the man’s private part is currently going viral online. “On ultrasound examination … Read more