worm
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High-resolution imaging also revealed that the enzyme is produced in the same location where the worm digests its bacterial partners.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Instead, the worm depends on symbiotic bacteria that live beneath its skin, which it digests as a source of nutrition.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
There will always be anglers who prefer a worm or an old-style spinner, topwater or crankbait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Across Europe, five species of glow worm are threatened with extinction, while the common glow worm is classified as near threatened.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Dallas pulled a long red worm from the soil.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
In a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers found that a wide range of animals, including marine worms, starfish, earthworms, and other terrestrial species, possess enzymes that can degrade microbial PHAs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The cats are all fixed, vaccinated, tested for FIV/Felv, microchipped and treated for fleas and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Previous research showed that EPS8 accumulates as worms grow older and activates damaging stress responses that shorten their lifespan.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
And there are even others that elaborate the perspective of the worms, who find themselves in the unnervingly dark setting of Gelsomina’s stomach and are struggling to grasp their proper place in the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
His belly felt like there were worms twisting themselves into knots.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
To her, it doesn’t matter if the scammer wormed into the email exchange from the town’s side or the company’s, because the town never spoke with her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
After being axed from Noem’s office, Lewandowski wormed his way back into Trump’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
On a farm nestled in the Surrey Hills, young people are helping herd cows and build pens so they can be wormed.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
On this latest go-round, I was in therapy largely for approval: my therapist’s, yes, but also whatever prevailing cultural “wisdom” had wormed its way into my brain.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2024
In the small creek that wormed its way down through our fields, I caught crawfish with my bare hands.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Hydatid disease can be passed from dogs to humans, and public health campaigns about 25 years ago highlighted the importance of regular worming treatments and hand hygiene after handling animals.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
A clown fish embryo maturing; a parasite worming its way into a cell; tiny mites clustered around the bases of your eyelashes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
We can recognize the ridiculousness of folk tales, by they have a way of worming into our national narrative infrastructure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2020
According to NBC News, Rove has been quietly worming his way into the campaign for some time:
From Salon ● May 22, 2020
“I return you to the earth,” she whispered, worming her fist into the tiny space.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
