Asian jumping worms were first reported in California in the 1860s, and then they started appearing on the East Coast in the late 1930s and 1940s. About 10 years ago, the Arboretum at the ...
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Worms are interesting creatures. Some worms can even regrow their brains if needed. But, an invasive jumping worm has started appearing in more than a dozen states throughout the Midwest.
The Hammerhead worm, spotted in Hamilton, is named for its flat-shaped head and releases a neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin ...
Jumping worms are a species of pheretimoid earthworms belonging to several genera, including Amynthas that are native to East-Central Asia. The worms were introduced to North America in the late ...
Hammerhead worms, which can produce a known paralyzing toxin, have been sighted in some ecospaces across Ontario is recent ...
Mhat Briehl, a wildlife forestry technician at Ontario Natural Resources and Forestry, reported a hammerhead worm finding on ...
Ontario has been invaded by worm that are dangerous to pets. There have been reports that hammerhead worms, which can grow to ...
It's invasive, harmful and can regenerate from a tiny piece of its body — it's the hammerhead land planarian, and its been ...
Fish knew these worms weren’t an isolated issue and realized the season was going to be particularly bad. “The jumping worms were out of control,” he says, “and the people were out of control.” ...
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Three iNaturalist users recently reported hammerhead worm sightings in and around Hamilton. The citizen science tool allows ...