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 ...

If you've ever had the misfortune of seeing a hammerhead worm, you'd know about it. These unique little creatures look like someone crossed your classic earthworm with the top of a hammerhead shark.

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 ...

Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive, toxic hammerhead flatworms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to the chagrin of frightened locals. “It was terrifying, like these are ...

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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Toxic and invasive hammerhead worms have been spotted across North Alabama. Recent rain showers have washed these worms out of their underground homes. Carrie Deans, a ...

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 ...

“Disgusting” is what Cora Rivera said came immediately to mind when she saw the unusual worm crawling in her Glover Avenue garden Wednesday. The brown-colored flatworm was about five inches long, but ...

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 ...