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Darwin imagined evolution as a slow, gradual progress, with species accumulating small changes over time. But even he was ...
Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, scientists have now spotted these towers naturally forming in rotting orchard fruit ...
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 ...
This jumping spider took down prey twice its size, and its hunting methods might be unorthodox, but they work.
Invasive hammerhead worms are spreading in Texas, and have been spotted in Houston, Dallas, Austin and toward the coast.
The worms, which can grow up to a foot long, are named for their distinct hammer-shaped head. They hitched a ride from ...
The Asian jumping worm is Nebraska’s newest invasive species. Just as the name implies it is native to Asia. It was found in Wisconsin in 2013. There are about 17 species of jumping worms found ...
Ontario gardeners are being asked to keep their eyes peeled for yet another invasive worm crawling around in the soil. “We’ve had recent reports of possible jumping worms in nursery products like ...
The invasive jumping worm can strip the soil of nutrients, kill plants and cause severe erosion. It was first discovered in Minnesota in 2006. It gets its name because it aggressively writhes and ...
Invasive jumping worms, also known as snake worms and crazy worms because they thrash violently when disturbed, are a growing threat to native plants in RI. An infestation forced the Rhode Island ...