By KAKE.COM
(YAHOO/KAKE) – An invasive species of worm has been found in Texas after recent rainfalls forced them out of their underground homes, but nobody is jumping for joy. The worms can be nearly a foot long, and just as creepy as you might imagine.
The Texas Invasive Species Institute says that sightings ofĀ hammerhead flatwormsĀ have gone through the roof (come up from the ground?!) after a viral Facebook post about a sighting in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Ashley Morgan-Olvera, the instituteās director of research and outreach, has confirmed that the worm sighting was real.
Hammerhead flatworms prey upon common earthworms, among other creatures. They can grow to nearly a foot long, according to the Texas Invasive Species Institute. They’re easy to detect, because they have a half-moon shaped head that is a lot like Hammerhead sharks. Sometimes, people refer to them as hammerhead slugs…
There must be some Critter’s or Birds that will eat these up, or are they poison to them also! Wild or domestic Pigs would have a picnic on these Dudes!