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 ...

An 'alien-like' parasitic wasp that sucks blood from its host before eating it from the inside out has been discovered in the Amazon. Scientists at Utah State University identified the new genus while ...

These horrific wasps behave like something out of the plot of sci-fi horror film Alien right in our own back gardens. The wasps use unsuspecting prey to farm their young. Their pulsating bodies push ...

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 following contains spoilers for Ash, now playing in theatersAsh's hive-mind alien is the core threat of the sci-fi/horror film and an impressive addition to the genre. Ash takes place on a distant ...

Scientists investigating the death of thousands of tonnes of cockles each year in the Burry Inlet have found two parasites alien to the British coast. Authorities say they are certain there is no link ...