Toxic 'Hammerhead Worm' Is Invading Texas, Triggering Warnings

Science Net via Yahoo ^ | 11/10/25 | Tessa Koumoundouros

[DallasBiff]

Are worms insects? Maggots become flies, caterpillars become moths and butterflies.

This hammerhead worm sounds nasty.

[dfwgator]

fueled by climate change

Stopped reading right there.

[Delta 21]

Damnable worms!

[dforest]

How did climate change fuel this worm.

Honestly, how stupid does it have to get?

[dfwgator]

At least it's not....

[PUGACHEV]

"it can regenerate a whole new worm from slices of itself."

If a mere worm can do that, why can't we?

[Allegra]

…the state's fatally heavy rains, fueled by climate change,…

Lost me right there.

[ConservativeMind]

What this is, is China’s war against us.

[Delta 21]

I bet you can kill these things with Ivermectin.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Simply clean by blowing out the guts with a water pick and smoke over a nice mesquite fire for 8 hours.

Excellent with Salsa!

[17th Miss Regt]

Oh, what twaddle! It’s not climate change that is causing this. It is The Rising Tide of Racism in Amerikka!

[Bshaw]

“Stopped reading right there.”

As did I. Is rain ever just rain?

[ConservativeMind]

We need to smuggle loads of destructive insects and animals all around China.

[Carry_Okie]

Are worms insects?

No. True worms are not insect larvae, but the latter are sometimes called that.

This hammerhead worm sounds nasty.

Exotic species are generally nasty, primarily because nothing eats them. They cause a lot more extinctions than people do directly.

[1ScrappyArmyMom]

Me as well.
Makes me doubt the entire article.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

[stateofit]

The central part of the state has been mostly dry, with the exception of remnants of a west coast storm the caused July flooding. A weather pattern that doesn’t support the worm needing humid, tropical weather.

[grobdriver]

the state's fatally heavy rains, fueled by climate change, are enabling

The article is about worms - but they had to throw that in there.

[econjack]

I had the same reaction. For those who did the same, know that the only way to kill these critters is to freeze them for 48 hours.

[Delta 21]

Run Forrest!