Why do so many parasites, especially helminths aka flatworms, jump around as many as THREE hosts to complete their life cycle? Why isn't one host good enough for them? We'll find out why parasites evolve complex life cycles that don't...

One potential avenue for cancer treatment uses electricity not from any outside machine, but from within our own bodies.

Humans aren’t the only ones who have to worry about epidemics: meet six other animals who take their own precautions to avoid getting sick!

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There are tens of thousands of types of worms on our planet, and these wiggly wonders are oh-so fascinating that we had to put together different stories about them to reveal just how 'wormdeful' they are.

Why can amphibians, fish and even some reptiles regenerate limbs, while birds and mammals can’t? Researchers think they might have found a clue on the tip of the alligator’s tail.

An animal without a backbone or spinal column. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract concepts...

In this video students will learn that evolutionists always had a difficult time explaining how the eye evolved because of its complexity. Using real world examples and diagrams, viewers will learn the various stages of the eye’s...

Upon viewing the Simple Animals video series, students will be able to do the following: Differentiate between and provide examples of vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Describe the basic body parts of a sponge (porifera). Explain...

This live-action video program is about the word hermaphrodite. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word hermaphrodite through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...

Flatworms Simple Wiggly Tubes

This video provides an overview of the different phyla of worms, including flatworms, roundworms, and segmented worms. It explains their characteristics and habitats, such as the microscopic planarians found in water, the tube-like...

Biological Classification Set: This clip looks at the three major phyla of worms: the Platyhelminthes, Nematoda and Annelida. As well as examining the phylum Mollusca.

Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back

Egg of the Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing ciliated miracidium, recorded using Differential Interference Contrast. Egg length is 140 microns.

Garden snail with a parasite worm on its back

Egg containing miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Sample contaminated with many bacteria. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.

Miracidium stage of Liver Fluke Fasciola hepatica showing cilia. Differential interference contrast horizontal field of view about 160 microns.Eggs supplied by Dr Philip Skuce

EXTREME CLOSE UP PINK BUBBLE CORAL WITH FLATWORMS

MS TS Flatworm free swimming / Lembeh strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Planarian worm swimming gracefully

Planarian worm

Planarian worm

Flatworm free swimming, Landaa Giraavaru, Maldives (dirt on lens)

CU TS Flatworm gliding along reef covered in various algae / Matola, Maputo, Mozambique