A ravenous flatworm is such a dangerous predator that it can even attack and kill a spider perched on its web, a first-of-its-kind observation shows. In February 2014, João Cardoso – now at the ...

A newly discovered saltwater flatworm, pale yellow and about the size of a silver dollar, can take down mollusks in their shells, thanks to a powerful neurotoxin also found in puffer fish. Yet this ...

Scientists have discovered a never-before-seen invasive species of land flatworm living in North Carolina, Florida, and possibly other parts of the U.S. Reading time 3 minutes The United States ...

Flatworms, also known as planarians, prefer a quiet, dark spot. So you don’t expect to find them baking in the glare of the media spotlight aimed by news outlets like CNN and NBC. That recent focus is ...