A hairworm squirms in the hand of entomologist Bruno de Medeiros in the Muir Woods National Monument in California in 2013 (Bruno de Medeiros via Courthouse News). (CN) — Hairworms are the stuff of ...

Staged photo of the (dead) squat lobster host Munida sp., from Norway, with a marine hairworm. The carapace of the lobster was opened to show the space where the worm was found. The photo was ...

Chordodes horse hairworms use mantids as definitive hosts. After maturing in the mantids, they manipulate their hosts to enter water bodies where the parasites reproduce. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...