So while the tongue-eating louse may seem like an aberration of nature, the paper still serves as a reminder that human activities often result in far more devastating consequences. Parasites like ...

After extracting it, they discovered it was a pale C-shaped tongue worm larva. "Pentastomiasis is a rare zoonotic disease ...

Scientists fear that the tiny worms known for causing blindness can also affect humans in the near future. The worms are linked to a zoonotic disease called "Thelaziosis", scientists wrote in a paper.

In any case, these worms resonate with the human perspective. “I think the best lesson from the experiment, at least for me, is that when a drunk worm is wrapped around a lamppost and a sober worm ...

It has a notched tongue. Snakes' tongues are more forked (the split at the end is much more ... to move one or want to reassure a child that there's nothing to be frightened of.' While they don't tend ...

The nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans , has been used as a model of ageing for decades, helping scientists to uncover details about what happens to human bodies as they grow old. Scientists ...

Never mind allergies, scientists are investigating the more dramatic theory that parasitic worms could improve the symptoms of or even cure debilitating diseases in humans. Some researchers think that ...

We are not alone in our bodies. Each person is home to trillions of bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms, many of which have evolved alongside humans over millions of years and can affect ...

Cymothoa exigua replace the tongues of fish and then feed off their hosts A container of sea bream meant for human consumption has been refused entry at Felixstowe after a tongue-eating parasite ...

[Dorothee Clasen] has added one more option, [In]Brace, which is basically a small slide switch that you can operate with your tongue. [In]Brace consists of a custom moulded retainer for the roof ...