The chick marks the third generation of this family line to the Penguins’ Rock gallery. Bigfoot hatched at the Aquarium in ...

The researchers examined 84 different species of fish in 2023 from five fishing sites in San Diego County, including bluegill and largemouth; 93% were infected with the Haplorchis pumilio parasite, ...

In the past, the last thing that came to mind when I thought of snails and slugs was beauty. A little bit of disgust and ...

You might guess a spider. And a gator. But a snail? That and others make up the 10 deadliest creatures found in Louisiana, ...

Snails live all over the world, even in the ocean and in freshwater streams, lakes and marshes. They’re known both for their ...

The snail is now found in at least 17 states and Puerto Rico. Previous research by the same team found that the snail and the two trematodes have become widespread at freshwater fishing sites in ...

As invasive snails continue to spread and more people eat freshwater fish in risky ways, the chances of local transmission increase. “This kind of research is so important to identifying new ...

Hechinger, through previous and new research, found that the snail and its associated trematode parasites can be widely found in lakes and reservoirs across the state.. He’s identified the ...

Freshwater snails carrying the potentially deadly worm Credit: Wikimedia Commons. 3. Called schistosomiasis it can cause infertility, blindness, severe organ damage, and bladder cancer Credit: Alamy ...

Researchers have named two newly discovered freshwater snail species from Brazil after characters from The Lord of the Rings. In their research paper, the authors explain the name Idiopyrgus ...

Three freshwater snails of the species Melanoides tuberculata, which is a host for the parasitic flatworm Haplorchis pumilio, photographed in the lab.Credit: Dan Metz. Haplorchis pumilio forms ...