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How to Get Rid of Carnivorous Hammerhead Worms (Hint: You Definitely Shouldn’t Cut Them Into Pieces)
Bob Vila via Yahoo News· 6 months agoYour garden and the earthworms inhabiting it will thank you for getting rid of invasive hammerhead...
If you see an invasive hammerhead worm, don't cut it in half. Here's how to kill them.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHammerhead worms have been found near the Washington, D.C. area, the latest region to become a home...
Invasive hammerhead worm spotted in Tennessee: What to know
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThey rank pretty high on the ick factor with their skinny bodies and weird half-moon shaped heads,...
Found a hammerhead worm? Here's how to handle the invasive species in NJ (Don't cut it up)
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMany New Jerseyans are by now well aware of the numerous invasive plant and insect species in their...
Watch out for this invasive and toxic hammerhead worm
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 months agoIt might be Shark Week, but sharks aren't the only hammerheads to watch out for this summer. An...
Invasive worms containing ‘lethal neurotoxin’ found thriving in several U.S. states: ‘They have the...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGardeners in the mid-Atlantic region may have spotted some unusual worms lurking among their plants,...
Worms that contain the same lethal neurotoxin as puffer fish are invading the East Coast
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHammerhead worms are on the rise in the Mid-Atlantic, experts report.Wichatsurin/Getty Images...
Hammerhead worms and 3 other invasive species to watch out for in Austin
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe first invasive species in Texas came courtesy of the Spanish explorers, who released pigs into...
Populationoftoxic, invasive hammerhead worms increasing in CT, expert says
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAug. 9—Hammerhead worms in Connecticut are toxic and should not be touched, Ridge said. The worms use a toxin called tetrodotoxin to immobilize their prey in order to find food. According to ...
Meet — but don’t touch — the toxic invasive worm that experts say has been hiding in plain sight
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