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The University of Missouri Extension called the hammerhead worm a “voracious, top-level predator,” that will eat anything in its path, including native earthworms, snails, slugs and each other ...
Bispira volutacornis, sometimes known by the common names twin fan worm [2] or spiral fan worm, is a type of tube worm found in the shallow sublittoral zone of the eastern Atlantic Ocean. Bispira volutacornis has a parchment-like tube with a mucoid outer layer which is often coated with mud or silt. The tube is usually concealed in a crevice ...
Helicoverpa zea earns its nickname the corn earworm for its widely known destruction of cornfields. [34] The corn earworm feeds on every part of corn, including the kernels. [34] Severe feeding at the tip of kernels allows entry for diseases and mold growth. [34] Larvae begin feeding on the kernels once they have reached third instar. [34]
Western Worm Snake Carphophis vermis [1] Northern Scarlet Snake Cemophora coccinea copei. Eastern Yellowbelly Racer Coluber constrictor flaviventris. Prairie Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus arnyi. Great Plains Rat Snake Elaphe guttata [2] Black Rat Snake Elaphe obsoleta. Western Fox Snake Elaphe vulpina. Western Mud Snake Farancia abacura ...
A new study has found that DEET, the active ingredient in many mosquito and insect repellents, can be toxic to the reproductive health of worms - warranting further investigation into its ...
The Western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is one of the most devastating corn rootworm species in North America, especially in the midwestern corn-growing areas such as Iowa. A related species, the Northern corn rootworm, D. barberi , co-inhabits in much of the range and is fairly similar in biology.
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have made major headway in understanding a strange and elusive species of snake-like worm. These 'Dune'-like worms are tiny but act more like ...
North of the Missouri River, the state is primarily rolling hills of the Great Plains, whereas south of the Missouri River, the state is dominated by the oak-hickory Central U.S. hardwood forest. Some of the native species found in Missouri are included below. [1] [2]