Hammerhead worms have been found near the Washington, D.C. area, the latest region to become a home to the invasive species. Hailing from Southeast Asia and so far preferring hotter climates in the ...

Thanks to the half-moon shape of their heads, hammerhead worms are known by many names, including hammerhead flatworm, arrowhead flatworm, and broadhead planarian (a category of flathead worms).

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 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 ...

WASHINGTON — Earthworms, as we know, are garden champions, cleaning the soil by eating their weight in organic matter every day and aerating it as they wriggle around, creating tunnels to ease root ...

In last week’s “Gardeners’ Dirt” column Master Gardener Nelda Hensley wrote about the common earthworm. If there is any such a thing as royalty living beneath our feet it is those little guys that ...

VIRGINIA, USA — A toxic and invasive species has made its way into the DMV and experts are reminding everyone not to touch them. Hammerhead worms, a type of flathead worm, are carnivorous and secrete ...