Hammerhead worm??

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  1. Ronni

    Ronni Hardy Maple

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    I read the following on Facebook. Does anyone know if it’s true or bogus?

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    As we go into planting season, my Southern partners, please be aware that the USA has an invading species of worm called the Hammerhead Worm and they need to be killed ASAP.

    They are indigenous to Southeast Asia and are currently in Alabama, Georgia and parts of Florida and South Carolina.

    Don’t cut it into 10 pieces cuz it will grow 10 more worms (they are immortal). YOU
    As we go into planting season, my Southern partners, please be aware that the USA has an invading species of worm called the Hammerhead Worm and they need to be killed ASAP.

    They are indigenous to Southeast Asia and are currently in Alabama, Georgia and parts of Florida and South Carolina.

    Don’t cut it into 10 pieces cuz it will grow 10 more worms (they are immortal). YOU MUST dissolve in salt and vinegar in a jar for a few days. You can also freeze the worm if you’re not about to kill it alive before dissolving it.

    DO NOT TOUCH THEM WITH YOUR HANDS. They are believed to carry an incredibly potent tetrodotoxin, which is also found in pufferfish. Use gloves when handling, and do not make contact with your skin.
     
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  3. Palustris

    Palustris Young Pine

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    Supposedly they can be killed with Citrus oil and salt. So they cannot be immortal if they may be killed.
    They do actually exist.
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    We have those here in central Alabama. As well as the Asian Jumper worm. Nightcrawlers are soo lethargic compared to either invader. See how he is striped in the pic? I do not recall ours being that stripey. Perhaps there are many variants?
     
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    I saw those reports too.

    I HOPE they never come to Missouri!

    Florida has a lot of tropical snakes like boas, anacondas, and pythons because people turned them loose. They ought to be illegal.
     
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    Dirtmechanic Young Pine

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    Yeah! The Asian Jumper is called an Alabama Jumper around here because they sold them as bait!
     

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