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Invasive hammerhead flatworms have been spotted in Houston

Invasive hammerhead flatworms have been spotted in Houston FacebookTwitterEmail 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

Latest species to invade Houston is an icky super-long predatory worm

Latest species to invade Houston is an icky super-long predatory worm Latest species to invade Houston is an icky super-long predatory worm They get their name from their hammer head. Like red ants and killer bees aren t bad enough, there s another invasive species in Texas that has slithered into Houston: an extra-long worm it can be nearly a foot long disgusting on its own, but also predatory, in that it eats earthworms, which are essential to maintain healthy soil. It s called a hammerhead flatworm, and The Texas Invasive Species Institute confirms that they re starting to be spotted in the Houston area. The species is quite established in Southeast Texas.

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