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Nematomorphs The life cycle of freshwater nematomorphs culminates in a burst of worms from their host body, equaling half of the host's body weight more >

Danger to pets or humans Although nematomorphs have often been found in close proximity, and even living in humans, they are not parasites of any vertebrate animal more >

Where to find worms Can you find these worms in your back yard? Indeed! Many people have reported these worms from inside their own homes more >

Diversity Currently we cannot provide a proper guess at the number of nematomorphs on earth more >

Why study these worms? Would you study a small group of non-human parasites?  We do! And there are a lot of good reasons more >

© Copyright 2013 Ben Hanelt, Matt Bolek, and Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa Updated: May 2013