Detections of new world screwworms, a flesh-eating maggot, have grown in recent years in South America. As the federal ...

Inside a large aquarium, a ten-inch-deep mass of caramel-brown maggots eats and eats and eats. While the army of black ...

The New World screwworm isn't a new species, but the flesh-eating maggots are certainly disturbing. Here's what Tennesseans need to know.

Because the New World screwworm has been detected in southern Mexico and is spreading north, the U.S. is halting live cattle, ...

Fearing a resurgence of the New World Screwworm parasite in the U.S., the Department of Agriculture block livestock imports ...

Don’t play with poo — unless you’re a dung beetle. Then, by all means! This insect plays with animal excrement (*shudder*), ...

If the thought of eating bugs makes you squirm, we have some bad news: You have probably been chowing down on these ...

The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!