A creepy-crawly invasive species known as the hammerhead worm is reappearing in Texas, following several weeks of excessive rainfall. The hammerhead worm, a ground-dwelling flatworm, is lethal to ...

Hammerhead worms have been found near the Washington, D.C. area, the latest region to become a home to the invasive species. Hailing from Southeast Asia and so far preferring hotter climates in the ...

There’s an invasive species of worm making itself known in Texas once again—the hammerhead flatworm. These worms are toxic, hard to kill, and dangerous to native critters like earthworms, but likely ...

Hammerhead worms are an invasive species that have been spreading through the U.S. since at least the early 1900s. Michael Raupp is a bug guy. MICHAEL RAUPP: I try to demystify the lives of ...

They rank pretty high on the ick factor with their skinny bodies and weird half-moon shaped heads, they're predatory and they are coated with a toxic slime. And they are in East Tennessee. Hammerhead ...

The latest invasive creature appearing in backyards across the United States is a strange-looking worm. One that can reproduce by splitting itself in two and secretes the same toxin found in ...

It might be Shark Week, but sharks aren't the only hammerheads to watch out for this summer. An invasive worm that packs the poisonous power of a puffer fish and the slithering stamina of a snake has ...

Following weeks of heavy rainfall, hammerhead worms have been reported more frequently throughout Texas. The invasive species is not a direct threat to humans or pets. The worms don't bite but do ...