Page 3 - Jumping Worm News Today

If you haven't heard the news yet Oklahoma is facing a giant Asain Jumping Worm invasion! That's right, jumping worms have started to take over the Sooner State and are wreaking havoc on gardens, forests, and just about every other place you can think of.

First it was murder hornets and then Joro spiders. Now this!

Beyond the jumping worm's gnarly appearance (the species is also referred to as Alabama jumpers, Jersey wrigglers and crazy snake worms, but officially named the Asian jumping worm), scientists are now concerned about the "significant threat" the invasive species may have on the state.

Beyond the jumping worm's gnarly appearance (the species is also referred to as Alabama jumpers, Jersey wrigglers and crazy snake worms, but officially named the Asian jumping worm), scientists are now concerned about the "significant threat" the invasive species may have on the state.

The University of Minnesota is asking for help in stopping the spread of the highly invasive jumping worm. Jumping worms move more like a snake, and leave behind soil that resembles coffee grounds.

Even with a name like they have, Jumping Worms can be a little hard to spot. New York offers a way to find them.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.

Even with a name like they have, Jumping Worms can be a little hard to spot. New York offers a way to find them.

They're carnivorous, poisonous, and kind of hard to kill.