It wasn’t just a new species, it was “the world’s largest worm lizard,” researchers said. The species was named Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, or the Marcelo Sánchez giant trogonophid.

"If worm lizards could grow as large as snakes, then the new species would be comparable to the Titanoboa, which is up to 13 meters [around 43 feet] long—in other words, significantly larger ...

In both cases the worms are natives but damage either before or during their discovery prevented formal identification to the species level. The Palouse native worm’s giant moniker may be under ...

The worms, along with other members of the giant flatworm species, reproduce asexually and are able to produce tons of worm children without a partner. They also taste terrible.

The newly discovered worm lizard species is the largest in the world. Presumably, the animals fed mainly on snails 50 million years ago. Credit: Jaime Chirinos ...

A new breakdown of earthworm DNA could help us better understand how evolution works, and it could prove Darwin completely ...

An Australian woman discovered a giant earthworm squirming above ground this week after torrential rains in Queensland unearthed the insect. The photo posted by Australia’s 7 News on Tuesday ...

A giant worm with “terrifying” jaws has caught researchers’ eyes, who say the huge extinct marine worm is a new species known to science. What’s more, it’s been named after the bass ...

A frightening prehistoric worm which preyed on fish with the biggest jaws ever seen in its species has been discovered by stunned scientists. The species has been named Websteroprion armstrongi in ...

It wasn’t just a new species, it was “the world’s largest worm lizard,” researchers said. The species was named Terastiodontosaurus marcelosanchezi, or the Marcelo Sánchez giant trogonophid.