Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.

After heavy rainfall, sightings of an invasive species have been on the rise in North Texas. Hammerhead worms, named for their distinct hammer-shaped head, are a species of worm endemic to Southeast ...

Weeks of heavy rain have prompted a plague of massive toxic hammerhead worms to erupt from the ground in North Texas, much to ...

A creepy-crawly invasive species known as the hammerhead worm is reappearing in Texas, following several weeks of excessive rainfall.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. ( WAFF) - Toxic and invasive hammerhead worms have been spotted across North Alabama. Recent rain showers ...

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 ...

Recent rain has caused the hammerhead flatworm, an invasive species, to emerge from its underground home, experts said.

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 ...

LAGO VISTA, Texas — Heavy rainfall has brought the return of an invasive species to Central Texas: the hammerhead flatworm.

Are hammerhead worms dangerous? Aside from the frightening thoughts of approaching a footlong worm — or up to 15 inches in length — with a hammer-shaped head, the creature also secretes toxins ...

Hammerhead worms can also be sprayed with a combination of citrus oil (such as orange essence) and vinegar, according to the Texas Invasive Species Institute.