Hammerhead flatworms — an invasive pest that looks like a cross between a hammerhead shark and a leech — have been spotted across the United States.
"Several hammerhead species are here and they're pretty much across the United States," Morgan-Olvera said."They are found as far north as New York, over to California, throughout Texas and the southeastern United States.
"It could possibly make your hands tingle if you touch it. I haven't known very many people to have a reaction to it, but we do discourage anyone handling it." She said it's important to keep pets and children away from the worms if you spot them because they could cause nausea and vomiting."Remove it, please. Please remove it. They are sensitive to vinegar. So if you are out gardening, if you have a spray bottle of 30% concentrate vinegar, you can spray them as you see them. So then you don't have to touch them," Morgan-Olvera said."So that can just double your trouble if you're cutting them up.
"We don't want to just let them be and let them take over and remove our earthworms. So it is important that we take care in our area and remove them as quick as possible. Just because they're here and they're widespread doesn't mean we should give up the fight," Morgan-Olvera said.
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