joe•iuculano :mastodon: · @iuculano
715 followers · 19486 posts · Server masto.aiInvasive worms 'coated in #toxic mucus' found in #Westmount garden.
First officially reported in #Quebec in 2018, the #HammerheadFlatworms emit a powerful #neurotoxin.
#gardening #nature #BipaliumAdventitium #Environment
#Montreal #Gatineau #Canada
#toxic #westmount #quebec #hammerheadflatworms #neurotoxin #gardening #nature #bipaliumadventitium #environment #montreal #gatineau #canada
Kyle :terminal: · @kylewritescode
661 followers · 1583 posts · Server allthingstech.socialI don’t know about y’all but this shit is straight out of some science fiction movie.
https://abc7amarillo.com/news/instagram/hammerhead-flatworms-can-be-harmful-to-your-pets
doanevo · @Jadyjah
39 followers · 833 posts · Server octodon.social#invasiveSpecies #HammerheadFlatworms
Giant Predatory Worms Quietly Invaded France, And Biologists Are Shocked
Hammerhead flatworms, which grow to a foot or more in length, do not belong in European vegetable gardens.
The predatory worms are native to Asia, where they happily gobble up earthworms under a warmer sun.
Nobody noticed for ages.
https://www.sciencealert.com/multiple-giant-predatory-worm-species-invaded-france-and-no-one-noticed
#invasivespecies #hammerheadflatworms