A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on livestock and wildlife—including game animals—could be devastating if the ...

If you spot a hammerhead worm, do not touch it. Hammerhead worms, an invasive and toxic species originating from Southeast Asia, are present in several Ontario communities this spring, including ...

Hammerhead worms, an invasive and toxic species originating from Southeast Asia, are present in several Ontario communities this spring, including cities in the GTA and surrounding areas, according to ...

Tube-building polychaete worms first appeared during the early Cambrian period ... intensity threatens the structural integrity of tube worm reefs in shallow waters. Invasive species have also ...

Welcome to the wonderful world of ancient hairy worms! Ocean worms are scientifically known as Polychaetes, with "poly" meaning many and "chaete" meaning hairs, and they are among the most diverse ...

A silent assassin could be creeping around your yard, and you don’t even know it. The hammerhead worm, or shovelhead worm, has been found in parts of the GTA, and as spring melts the snow, these ...

One invasive crawler that will begin hatching from its cocoon as temperatures linger in the 50s is a worm that can “jump” in the air. The Asian jumping worm (Amynthas agrestis) is an invasive ...

Researchers have discovered enormous tube worms and other creatures thriving in cavities beneath the seafloor on the East Pacific Rise, an ocean ridge near the Galápagos Islands. When you ...

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 ...

The "toxic" worms that reproduce after being cut have been spotted in Central Texas again after recent heavy rainfall. The invasive species is known as the hammerhead flatworm or hammerhead slug ...