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


Like red ants and killer bees aren’t bad enough, there’s another invasive species in Texas that has slithered into Dallas-Fort Worth: 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…

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