In the toxic waters of Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs, Colo. live blood-red worm blobs that have attracted international scientific interest. We don special breathing gear and go into the cave ...

(A. Richardson.) Toxic worms are back in Texas, according to some social media posts that warn of the slithering, poisonous creature. Hammerhead flatworms — named for their flat, rounded heads ...

Ashley Morgan-Olvera of the Texas Invasive Species Institute said they consistently receive reports of hammerhead flatworms throughout central, coastal, east, north, and northeastern Texas.

The idea of poisonous worms that can regrow and rapidly multiply sounds more like a scene out of a horror film. But it recently happened in Houston in Texas that saw a massive influx of hammerhead ...

The poisonous hammerhead worm is on the rise in Houston as Hurricane Beryl and extensive rainfall brings flooding to that region. The invasive species thrives in hot tropical climates, and as ...

They're technically not 'worms' as we know it, but rather, planarians. The hammerheads were most likely introduced to the U.S. in 1891 and thought to have come from southeast Asia. The first ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. An invasive species of worm is making its home in Texas once more. The hammerhead ...

Houston has experienced an influx of hammerhead flatworms during recent heavy rains. These toxic worms, harmful to humans and pets, reproduce rapidly and pose a danger to ecosystems by preying on ...