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  2. Hammerhead worms are planarians, a type of flatworm. ... But the worms are also present in California and Oregon, and since 2022 there have been reports of sightings in southern and central Maine, ...

  3. Bipalium - Wikipedia

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    Bipalium species are predatory.Some species prey on earthworms, while others may also feed on mollusks. [10] [11] These flatworms can track their prey. [12]When captured, earthworms begin to react to the attack, but the flatworm uses the muscles in its body, as well as sticky secretions, to attach itself to the earthworm to prevent escape.

  4. Bipalium kewense - Wikipedia

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    Bipalium kewense, also known as the shovel-headed garden worm, is a species of large predatory land planarian with a cosmopolitan distribution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is sometimes referred to as a "hammerhead flatworm" due to its half-moon-shaped head, but this name is also used to refer to other species in the subfamily Bipaliinae .

  5. Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms

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    As its name would imply, the narrow, snakelike flatworm has a head built like that of a hammerhead shark. Although they are ravenous earthworm hunters, hammerheads are coated in the same paralytic ...

  6. If you see an invasive hammerhead worm, don't cut it in half ...

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    The invasive hammerhead worm species secretes a toxin also found in puffer fish that harm humans or pets, so be careful when killing hammerhead worms. If you see an invasive hammerhead worm, don't ...

  7. Invasive earthworms of North America - Wikipedia

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    Earthworms are shifting their ranges northwards into forests between 45° and 69° latitude in North America that have lacked native earthworms since the last ice age. [3] Of the 182 taxa of earthworms found in the United States and Canada, 60 (33%) are introduced species, these earthworm species are primarily from Europe and Asia.

  8. A Foot-Long Worm From Hell Is Invading Texas—and It's ... - AOL

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    Hammerhead worms are a part of the phylum Platyhelminthes, which includes all flatworms. This genealogical membership gives them the ability to become two different, genetically identical ...

  9. List of marine aquarium invertebrate species - Wikipedia

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    Christmas tree worm [1] Spirobranchus giganteus: Yes: Expert: Found living anchored in live coral colonies in nature. Each worm has two crowns, which come in a variety of different colors, and are spiraled in the shape of a Christmas tree. 5 cm (2.0 in) Cluster duster [1] Bispira brunnea: Yes: Moderate