Stop, hammertime! 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 ...

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 ...

Their growing presence came amid a series of wet weather events, including historic river flooding in May and Hurricane Beryl in July Houston residents are bracing for invasive and toxic hammerhead ...

The poisonous hammerhead worm is on the rise in Houston as Hurricane Beryl and extensive rainfall brings flooding to the region. The invasive species thrives in hot tropical climates, and as ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hammerhead worms have invaded Arkansas and they're not friendly— experts have explained that the worms are actually toxic. While hammerhead worms aren't new to the state, this is ...

They're technically not 'worms' as we know it, but rather, planarians. The hammerheads were most likely introduced to the U.S. in 1891 and thought to have come from southeast Asia. The first reports ...

Texas showers may bring flowers, but they can unleash nightmare fuel upon the land, too — more specifically, giant poisonous worms that regenerate when you chop them in half. Storms like the ones that ...

TEXARKANA, Texas — Texas is seeing a rise in an invasive, poisonous hammerhead worm following Tropical Storm Beryl. The species thrives in hot, damp, humid weather and emerges in areas with extensive ...

A creepy-crawly invasive species known as the hammerhead worm is reappearing in Texas, following several weeks of excessive rainfall. While hammerhead worms tend to stay out of the sunlight, hidden ...