The circular and oval shapes in the center of this image are a group of larvae (1) from a parasitic worm known as a schistosome, or blood fluke. They are shown developing within their host, a ...

Frank, who wished to keep his last name private, picked up the shell-looking item and admired it. He thought about taking it ...

While substantial advances have been made in the control of schistosomiasis, the diversity and complexity of Schistosoma species and their specific fresh-water snail hosts warrants fundamental ...

Ponds and puddles. And even in bug hotels. Within microhabitats, we can find many different types of minibeasts like woodlice, spiders, worms, snails and moths. All of them are tiny creatures that ...