But they need not have worried. Although it may leave a bad taste in the mouth, scientists have discovered that eating worms is good for you. They greatly reduce the symptoms of inflammatory and ...

Eating plastic, it’s fantastic ... They specifically found that the worm, which is the pupae of an Alphitobius darkling beetle, possesses enzymes that can break down polystyrene — best ...

If I were to eat a worm – which would probably mean I was starving in a jungle – I would fry it until it was so crispy that I couldn’t identify it as a worm. Otherwise, even if I ate it ...

However, sometimes, we can encounter an unpleasant surprise in the form of a worm. Such a discovery can quickly spoil our appetite if we notice it in time. Can eating fruit with worms harm us?

I would like to see Guinea worm completely eradicated before I die,” Carter said at a news conference in 2015. “I’d like for ...

He says he drank rainwater collected in his shoes and ate worms and insects while hiding from jaguars and peccaries, a type of pig-like mammal. Mr Acosta was finally found by a search party made ...

Federica Bertocchini, from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), removed a batch of wax worms, the larvae of the common insect Galleria mellonella (greater wax moth) from honeycombs in her ...

Though the pest primarily affects livestock, officials say humans, wildlife and pets can also be infected.

An curved arrow pointing right. Horizon Insects is an insect farm in London that rears thousands of edible worms and crickets. It now produces 50 kilograms of insects every eight weeks but it was ...

They're called screwworms and they've been confirmed in Mexico, putting them just a hop, skip and a flesh destroying jump ...

They lay their eggs, which hatch as little worms. Worms can live for up to 10 years. Worms eat their own weight in organic waste, soil and minerals and excrete their own weight in castings daily ...