Invasive hammerhead flatworms have been spotted in Houston
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Houston, we have a worm problem.
The Texas Invasive Species Institute has confirmed the hammerhead flatworm, an invasive species of worm, has been spotted in Houston, according to CultureMap s Teresa Gubbins
Named after their resemblance to hammerhead sharks, hammerhead flatworms can grow to nearly a foot long and secrete noxious chemicals through their skin that can be harmful to humans and animals, according to the Texas Invasive Species Institute. Hammerhead flatworms are also known predators to earthworms, which are vital to a healthy soil ecosystem.
And if that wasn t creepy enough, they ve never been observed reproducing sexually. It seems hammerhead flatworms reproduce through fragmentation, meaning new heads form on separated pieces of flatworms to create
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