Summer vacation is a time for fun and play, but can also be a time for learning. Parents have the added benefit of teaching their children outside a classroom environment, taking the pressure off kids ...

While digging up the land to redo the chicken fence, the Owen family discovered hundreds of worms and started selling them as bait. Sarah Owen, left, turns a shovel of dirt while children Lauren, ...

Clayton and Kristopher Cadieux, ages 8 and 10, dig up worms to sell to local fishermen (or whoever desires worms). They charge $2.50 for a dozen. Unfortunately, the CBC reports, the boys are now ...

A student at Traverse Heights Elementary tests worms' sensitivity to light. Photo by Meghan McDermott “Ms. Meghan, is there a law against using red worms for fishing?” This is the question I was faced ...

You don’t have to be 8 years old to appreciate the lowly earthworm. But it does help to be a gardener. If the idea of crawly earthworms creeps you out, stay with me here. I’ll try to get you past the ...

Ever wondered how a worm moves without legs, or whether it will survive if you cut it in half? Find out some fascinating facts about this slimy creature. A worm is a long, creeping animal, with a soft ...

Unbeknownst to most landlubbers, polychaetes rule the seas. There are at least 10,000 species of these swimming bristly worms, some of which pop with brilliant colors or light up with a bioluminescent ...

Whether it's the Bobbit worm's impressive length, its strong scissor-like jaws, or its ambush hunting style, there are plenty of reasons to be fascinated by the mysterious sand striker (Eunice ...

In southern Venezuela, the Ye'kuana people gather them from the mud around streams or dig them up from the floor of the highland forest. They're gutted and boiled and eaten — or smoked and sold at ...

Ribbon worms come in all shapes and sizes. This one, with white stripes along the body, was found off the coast of Mexico. Photo by Chris Meyer and Allen Collins Whether they’re on a rain-soaked ...