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

After weeks of intense rainfall across North Texas, residents are reporting an uptick in sightings of a bizarre and toxic ...

The hammerhead worm is popping up in counties throughout the Metroplex and experts say it’s a real threat to plants, animals, ...

After heavy rainfall, sightings of an invasive species have been on the rise in North Texas. Hammerhead worms, named for ...

The hammerhead flatworm is known for multiplying when cut rather than dying ... If you see the toxic worm out in the wild or just in your backyard, do not touch them with your bare hands, the ...

The flatworms, which are not only poisonous to both humans and pets, also multiply when cut in half ... up by humans or eaten by pets. The worms can cause a rash on your hands but can be ...

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 ...

Most worms in the Annelida phylum can regenerate lost segments to some extent, but many will die if you cut them in half laterally. The tail end of a common earthworm is sometimes able to ...