A creek runs through Cliff Cave Park in south St. Louis County on Friday, June 12, 2026. An invasive hammerhead worm was recently found in an area close to the creek. ST. LOUIS COUNTY — On a recent ...

Parks and recreation officials say an invasive species of worm has been spotted in a park in St. Louis. If spotted, you're supposed to kill it, but there's a specific way you have to do it. Officials ...

Hammerhead worms have long, flat, slimy bodies and cobra-like heads, experts said. Screengrab from Warren County Extension Office on Facebook An invasive species of land flatworm, with cobra-shaped ...

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I will soon hit the 50-year mark of writing this column. I know. It seems like yesterday that I told Kay Fanning I could and would give the ADN a garden column. Is it a column or has it morphed into a ...

The famous mezcal “worm” has long puzzled scientists, but DNA testing has finally cracked the case. Researchers found that all sampled larvae were actually agave redworm moth caterpillars—not a mix of ...

Jumping worms, also known as "snake worms" or "crazy worms," are rapidly spreading across the country, and recently made it to the West. Reading time 3 minutes Agriculture officials are sounding the ...

A destructive "jumping worm" species is threatening gardens in Colorado and the West, state officials said, as they urged green thumbs to keep their eyes peeled for the invasive pests. Subscribe to ...

A destructive, fast-moving invader is wriggling its way into yards across the US, and officials say Californians should be on the alert. Agriculture authorities are sounding the alarm over the Asian ...

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Worms. I’ve got a few. I split my time between a small inner-city apartment in Sydney, Australia, and a wild property that was once a farm, before it was abandoned in the 1970s, four hours to the ...