MEDICS were shocked to learn a little boy’s constipation was in fact dozens of worms blocking his digestive tract. The ...

After discovering the worms, blood tests also revealed the boy ... Up to a billion people are estimated to have giant roundworms worldwide, or one in eight. People unwittingly become infected ...

It's unclear why their bristles are golden. Related: Ghostly white giant worms appear to be reproducing under the seafloor where tectonic plates meet Their most remarkable body part, however ...

Native to Asia and deemed invasive in North America, hammerhead worms get their nickname from their distinctive T-shaped heads and dark red stripe running down the length of their squirming ...

Not so with a really big nightcrawler like the one in the accompanying photo. Worms are highly segmented into muscular rings and can flex each muscle ring individually. When threatened ...