We’ve all lifted a rock or flowerpot and found a long, slimy worm underneath. But have you ever done so and found a long, slimy worm with a head shaped like a shovel or a hammer? If you have, you ...

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 flatworms — an invasive pest that looks like a cross between a hammerhead shark and a leech — have been spotted in the Washington, D.C., area and across the United States. Experts say the ...

a hammerhead worm moving across the street - Placebo365/Getty Images It is a warm sunny day, and you are working in your garden full of essential kitchen herbs. But then all of a sudden, you notice a ...

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 ...

This undated image provided by Bugwood.org shows a hammerhead worm on a leaf in India. The narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark. Arun T.P. / AP After heavy ...

The light honey-colored worm, marked by a darker collar and up to five stripes, may look harmless, but it poses a serious threat to native Texas species. The invasive species known as the hammerhead ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A creepy-crawly invasive species known as the hammerhead worm is reappearing in Texas, following several weeks of excessive ...

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 ...