A BLOOD-sucking parasite has been found to eat fish from the inside before exploding out of their body – just like the horror film Alien. The blood-sucker is one of 24 new species of the killer ...

Parasitic wasp with a giant head has been discovered and it's the stuff of nightmares ...

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 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 ...

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 ...