Posted on 08/20/2024 6:11:03 PM PDT by Red Badger
Yes, a poisonous hammerhead worm.
This is the stuff of nightmares, y'all. Not only is it disgusting, toxic and more than a foot long, it's also nearly impossible to kill — because if you cut it in half, it just regenerates itself! Actually, it turns out that all flatworms have the ability to become two different, genetically identical flatworms if they are cut in half. And that's terrifying.
Also, why are we calling this a worm? I think once it reaches a foot long, it should officially be classified as a snake. Then again, those things in Dune are like 300 feet long, and they still call those worms. So what do I know?
VIDEO AT LINK...........
Anyway, these invasive hammerhead mini-snakes have been appearing on driveways, patios and sidewalks thanks to their underground homes being flooded by Hurricane Beryl and other storms that have been battering Southeast Texas this year.
Underground homes. You catch that? So it's only a matter of time before those Dune worms make their way to the surface, too. Or those things from Tremors. Are they the same species?
The good news is, these hammerhead worms aren't going to kill you or swallow you alive. But they might give you a nasty itch (again, not the same kind of nasty itch Sexyy Red has).
According to the Texas Invasive Species Institute (TISI), these little guys "secrete chemicals through their skin to make themselves noxious to predators, and aid in the digestion of earthworms. These chemicals can cause skin irritation on humans if they hold the flatworm, and domestic mammals if they consume the flatworm. Furthermore, many flatworms can carry parasitic nematodes within them."
I was trying to figure out why I know the word "nematode," and then it occurred to me…
Man, what a throwback. Now, excuse me while I sit here and watch that entire episode.
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It would be crazy if it turned out that some company took these hammerhead worms, dried them and made a powder out of them to make a favorite steak seasoning. Otherwise, the birds can eat all they want until they are gone.
A Salt Rifle!
I was going to mention that, like fire ants, they’ll show up in Florida. But I think we’ve already got them.
Florida’s planeria—at less than an inch long—sound much smaller, though. Perhaps I’d seen them in my aquarium?
Those are nasty lookin’ critters. Might be worth experimenting with a mix of salt and lime...maybe some diatomaceous earth.
Guess we’re back to using fire.
There is only one European country larger than Texas: The Russian Federation.
Regards,
Well, besides being venomous, they do also appear to be slightly poisonous.
In any event, I dare say that even Texans would be reluctant to declare that they are "good eatin'."
Regards,
You would get literally millions.
But it would have to be a fluke.
Regards,
“There is only one European country larger than Texas: The Russian Federation.”
I suppose you’re right. I’ll remember that
Anyway you’re making my point
Wrong
Texas is BIGGER than all European countries bar Russia and Turkey (which are really Eurasian countries)
I know. I was lax in my phrasing. Now I am informed.
Ya. The reason for my question.
Everything’s BIGGER in Texas!...................
“Hammerhead worms pose growing threat to gardens”
All my life. Still here And if you don’t know what is considered SouthEast Texas you must not live here so why would you care?
Apparently you also missed the mention of Hurricane Beryl which affected Southeast Texas. Texans know where SE Texas is
Yeah--my first thought as well.
They very well may be poisonous. But the word they should have used is venomous.
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