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 ...

“They're being found more often, and it's probably related to the fact that people are more aware of them.” ...

Everything is bigger in Texas. Heavy rains around Houston are expected to bring out poisonous, foot-long worms that regenerate if cut in half, officials warned this week. The nightmarish hammerhead ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...