Another user pointed out that Georgia does not have an organization dedicated to reporting and tracking invasive hammerhead ...

Hammerhead flatworms are invasive predatory worms that have made their homes in U.S. soil. They also produce a neurotoxin and ...

Hoards of flesh-eating worms have erupted from the ground in Texas, terrifying local residents. The invasive hammerhead worms — which can grow up to a foot long — came to the surface in the ...

A tiny flatworm may help solve a big problem in medicine. Scientists found that particles from these worms can speed up skin ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Everyone's least favorite critter has returned. The "toxic" worms that reproduce after being cut have been spotted in Central Texas again after recent heavy rainfall. The invasive ...

Threadworms spend up to 10 minutes exploring human skin before finding the best place to burrow in. When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, the worms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the ...

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection. The researchers suggest that the worm likely evolved this ...