Flatworms, also known as Platyhelminthes, constitute a phylum of about 20,000 species of rather uncomplicated invertebrates characterized by their soft bodies and lack of segmentation. They differ ...

A newly discovered saltwater flatworm, pale yellow and about the size of a silver dollar, can take down mollusks in their shells, thanks to a powerful neurotoxin also found in puffer fish. Yet this ...

Four years ago, an alert worker at a plant nursery in Kinston saw a strange looking worm in some ornamental plants they had recently received from Georgia while they were being repotted. That ...

Scientists have discovered an alien hammerhead flatworm species that looks a bit like a miniature king cobra, or perhaps an itty-bitty snake with a moustache. The researchers found the tiny creatures ...

Be warned: hammerhead flatworms are an invasive species that’s spreading across several states, including Texas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. But what exactly are hammerhead flatworms? “It ...

One of the consequences of globalization and increased worldwide freight trade is the introduction of invasive alien species. In the list of the 100 worst invasive alien species in the world , there ...

A new species of flatworm has been found invading the U.S., having already spread across Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. The species, named Amaga pseudobama, was discovered in North Carolina in ...

WEBVTT IT’S CALLED A NEW GUINEA FLATWORM, AND THIS CREATURE COULD MAKE YOU VERY SICK. SUMMER: AS WESH 2’S DAN BILLOW EXPLAINS, IT’S ALREADY MADE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA. DAN: IF YOU SEE ONE OF ...