Scientists think they have discovered the undersea lair of a giant predatory worm that lived on the ocean floor some 20 million years ago and would pounce on unsuspecting marine creatures.

Researchers have found evidence that large ambush-predatory worms -- some as long as two meters -- roamed the ocean floor near Taiwan over 20 million years ago. Simon Fraser University researchers ...

Paleontologists have revealed a giant new species of prehistoric "worm lizard" with a powerful bite that is the largest of its kind found to date. The newly identified creature, named ...

Around 20 million years ago, giant ocean worms may have burrowed into the seafloor and burst forth like the space slug from Star Wars to ambush unsuspecting fish. From 319 fossil specimens, the team ...

Giant worm fossils found in North Greenland have revealed a past dynasty of ancient predators that is totally new to science. The newly discovered animals, which ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — It’s 3 feet long, pinkish in color, smells like a lily and must be saved from extinction, conservationists said Thursday in asking the federal government to protect the Giant Palouse ...

Scientists hiking a forest trail in Chile found a “giant” flatworm eating an invasive species in a first-of-its-kind sighting, a study said. Screengrab from Walk the South’s YouTube video While ...

While visiting a forest trail in southern Chile, hikers noticed a "giant" worm in the process of preying on and eating an invasive species. The interaction offered a glimpse into the worm's ...