A parasite believed to have inspired the 'Alien' films has been found off the Isles of Scilly. The phronima sedentaria — nicknamed "monster in a barrel" — was spotted on Porthcressa beach by Scott ...

A woman who discovered an alien-like parasite hiding inside a dead fish has turned to the internet for help identifying the critter. Sydney woman Mel Spikes, who runs a fishing page on Facebook, ...

The blood-sucker is one of 24 new species of the killer parasite Cymothoa exigua which stays alive by feeding on its host from the inside. A blood-sucking parasite has been found to eat fish from the ...

Fishermen have been left baffled after catching a transparent 'alien' creature with huge claws. The shocked fisherman reeled in the weird looking sea creature - which is thought to be part of the ...