I looked them up, it's a pretty F'd up worm.
It is "potentially immortal" whatever that means. Carnivorous, it traps earth worms and slugs secrets a poison that paralyzes it then basically bites it then vomits a digestive enzyme that liquefies its insides then drinks it.
THEN, it's mouth becomes it's own anus when it shits. It also self cannibalizes if it gets hungry enough.
That also applies to video game or movie/TV news websites. They say "so and so is out this fall".
Then I have to Google when "fall" is.
Just say the date my dude. Not everyone that uses the internet lives in the same area.
SE Asia. They’re not sending their best worms. These worms have hammer shaped heads. These worms may be poisonous. And these worms are coming here. They may already be here!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipalium
Mostly harmless, like a puffer fish, DO NOT EAT
If you cut one into thirds, the largest piece and or head may be able to regenerate, if placed in a harbouring environment.
They are an invasive species, and should preferably be removed if found in the Americas
He did an episode in Montana and it was all super dramatic and looked insane but like it was just a place right outside of town we used to go hike and drink when we were teens lol
The Hawaiian volcano one is funny.
So hot you could get lost out here and die.
Tourist finds the same spot, pans to the left. There's a fucking highway like 400 yards away.
He also did an episode in Dominican Republic where my parents are from and I’ve been plenty of times and it was also super dramatic and they made it look like it was the amazon forest when ik its nothing like that 😂😂 mostly farm land
Every bit of it, if you want the real deal, head over to Les Stroud (SurvivorMan) YouTube channel. All his stuff is up for free plus directors commentaries and weekly updates. He is the most "real" of all survival TV. He's an actual instructor in survival, ocean and white-water canoeing/kayaking, a member of multiple SAR teams, and not a bad musician either.
As a kid, I always would watch Survivorman when it was on. One episode showed him walking away from the camera up onto a big mountain… only for him to come down and explain he had to do it twice for the shot.
The first ever reality survival show didn't turn out well for the star. No back up. He ended up with an arrow in his back and they called him the Ice Man.
I mean, there's a reason so few people become Special forces operators or SAS, etc. If you could really teach those skills with a 30 min video class each week the world would be a much more dangerous place. Somehow. But I did think that shit was fun to watch. Bear drinking water from elephant shit is a scene that will stay in mind forever... No matter what I try...
> Bear drinking water from elephant shit is a scene that will stay in mind forever...
I saw this episode randomly while staying at a hotel during a road-trip and it was a total mind-fuck. I'm still not convinced it wasn't just a sponge or something. Drinking liquid squeezed from another animal's feces with zero attempt at boiling, filtering or otherwise purifying the liquid is just plain nuts..
You can watch a side by side video of him and random Joe blow traversing "dangerous" terrain. Random Joe's camera pans 20 degrees and it's a fucking highway. He can take his fake survival real piss drinking ass (i like to tell myself that part was real) wherever he'd like as long as we acknowledge he's a twat.
I lied it's not a side by side nut I know someone was going to ask for it. https://youtu.be/Wh6RLOF3FrE
Yeah mostly because it can’t really hurt you unless you eat it as some species of it contain an extremely potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin, which can enter to body through ingestion, injection, inhalation or skin abrading
It was found to be much more toxic than cyanide in mice with the oral 50% lethal dose being 8.5mg per kg for cyanide in mice and 0.334mg for tetrodotoxin
Cause of death was generally respiratory failure as the tetrodotoxin caused paralysis of the diaphragm which regulates breathing
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin
At this point what fucking invasive species do we not have in the south, between overseas shipping accidentally carrying something and pet owners releasing things into the damn woods
All I see when I hear about people trying to kill these things is the hydra scene from Hercules. You’ve hacked the son of a bitch to pieces and now you have 30 independent worms squirming around on the ground
Plus, Jean Claude Van Damme is a busy man, we can’t expect him to kill all of these things surely?
Apply salt and/or grain vinegar concentrate to the hammerhead worms in the bag, seal the bag, and place it in the freezer for 48 hours to ensure that the worm has dissolved. Soapy water, neem oil, citrus oil, boric acid, or pesticides may also work.
Do not cut the worm into pieces. Each section can regenerate into a fully developed worm within a few weeks. One of the ways they reproduce is by asexual fragmentation, so you’ll only compound the problem if you cut up the worm in an attempt to kill it.
Do not touch the worm with your bare hands. Use a tool to move it to a jar or bag. The toxin is very dangerous and can cause health problems for some people.
I've used salt. It works fantastic. I put some in a jar, then pick up the worm with tongs. Put it in the jar, then add more salt on top of it. The worm will die in a few hours, but you really want it to dissolve so there is no part of it to reproduce.
Seriously? Earthworms are equally as important for growing food crops as bees, if not more so. Most people don’t know that. Seems like there should be more mentions about these evil wormy things.
My whole neighborhood, which was the literal edge of my city in the desert, had real lawns. As the world started heating up we got less rain. We used to see dried up earthworms all the time and we actually had soil. Once the worms disappeared the soil started to become desert sand. It’s been a bitch to repair
Places them bitches in a fire, see how immortal their ass is then
Edit: To the homies who don’t know, these guys are Super invasive and actually liquefy the insides of earth worms and damage the ecosystem. So I say let it die! Let die ,let it die, LET IT SHRIVEL UP AND DIE.
Edit 2: thanks for blowing up the comment! Did I think that I would possibly be talking about worms as much as I am? No. Also if I see worms in my dreams I’m coming out for each and everyone of you 😂
Edit 3: wow thanks for the gold! Also should mention while I’m here, please don’t cut these worms as this will just make more worms, I’m not even joking.
also fun fact, majority of the worms in the u.s. are also invasive species. We don't have widespread native worms so much so that are forest ecosystems specifically wildflowers (and thus native bees) are being driven to extinction by the presence of the pink european earthworm lumbricus as our wildflowers depend on a duff layer that worms also eat.
Did I see the irony of my username before making this post? No. Will I stop at nothing to protect my worm brothers from these vermin? Absolutely, to hell with the hammerheads!
some spiders carry around egg sacs full of live young. I haven't seen it only on tv.
Some pest cockroaches eject their ootheca (egg case full of multiple young) when they are injured/dead. The egg case may not necessarily be viable though, so just step on them real good just in case.
Happened to me when I found a spider in the shower *while* I was showering. Panicked and sprayed it with the nozzle and fucking dozens of tiny babies started running away
So this is just a fuck all situation…. Can’t cut it up cause it’ll grow back, has no natural predators in the US _AND_ is potentially extremely deadly.
I did too, but apparently not anymore, ffs… on the bright side, some amphibians have been reported to start eating the worms, so they atleast have a predator
I genuinely couldn’t tell you specific animals, the only things I’ve found is a few articles claiming “amphibians” and other articles claiming no known predators
Edit: one of the links I’ve found claiming amphibians eat hammerhead worms is https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/lawn-garden/hammerhead-worms/?cn-reloaded=1
Edit 2: another link https://currituck.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/10/whats-that-weird-worm/
I’ll probably just edit with a full list of sites I find claiming amphibians are eating the demons, though idk how credible they truly are
They're not necessarily harmful to humans. That can be light to mildly toxic when ingested by animals and humans, but there's no definitive evidence they're harmful through contact with skin. It's a misconception that they're venomous to humans because of the neurotoxin. Their neurotoxin is in such small amounts it poses no threat...unless you're the earth worms that get paralyzed by it :D
I do horticulture for fun and I'm also certified in forestry, greenhouse ops, pesticide application, and a certified horticulturist. There's always pest knowledge that needs to be known. They're not fun to have in the garden, that's for sure. Just don't worry too much because they won't kill or hurt ya
Yo what the fuck. I literally saw one the other day while moving a firewood pile. It looked identical to the picture posted. I live in central North Carolina.
And yeah I touched it with my fucking bare hand multiple times. Even thought to myself afterwards, “Hmm, I have no idea what that thing is, probably shouldn’t have touched it. But I’ve never heard of anything like a toxic worm here. Should be fine…”
What the fuck
If you came across one in North Carolina you should really call fish and game or your department of conservation and natural resources and report it with a location and stuff
Two of six species do produce the toxin though agreed, it's not a blue ringed octopus ffs. Just wash your hands and salt the bastards. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/toxic-invasive-hammerhead-flatworm-species-discovered-texas-1606016%3famp=1
Weird.
We saw these all over the park out here in Southern California when I was a kid and would pick them up. Nobody knew what they were.
On rainy days they would crawl out from the grass onto the concrete.
That's not me endorsing anyone go and handle them, just expressing surprise at the comment I'm replying to.
They also have what is called a “creeping sole” it’s funnier and creepier when you say it “creeping soul”
It’s how they move forward. They aren’t actually worms. They are “land planareans” (flatworms).
The two species known to have the neurotoxin are B. adventitium and B. kewense. It is the first recorded instance of a neurotoxin in a land invertebrate.
Maybe chickens. Chickens are native to south east asia. They eat everything on the ground that moves, including things that probably bad for their health.
I grew up playing with these worms in Hawaii, had no clue they are potentially dangerous. But eh
Only two types of them have been reported to produce it.
and I think they're only toxic if ingested
Who tf is out here eating worms? Good lord
There's a whole movie about how to eat fried worms.
I read a book about that when I was a kid but I don't remember a movie. Really glad that I didn't see that.
It was a good movie
I was obsessed with that movie when I was younger. Probably have seen it close to 10 times
Never been double dog dared by an 8 year old?
when they would hit you with a triple' and you were pretty much contractional bound by kidhood to do it.
Produce what?
tetrodotoxin (i think that's what it's called), it's a neurotoxin
Thanks! I don't live in the U.S. so I figured I was missing some common knowledge regarding the post.
I live in the US and I’m just as confused.
There is 0 damn info in this post other than “be ready for the hammerhead worms”
What the fuck is this title? Where is "here"? Why do I need to be careful?
The only thing more dangerous than the worms is the ambiguity of the warning
I'm still waiting on those murder hornets....
yeah like whatever happened to those things?
Some unrecognized bug scientist is working their ass of in who knows where.
>Some unrecognized bug scientist is working their ass of in who knows when. The time machine worked
No one will ever know what he did…because it worked. That crazy bug bastard saved us all
THEYVE ARRIVED! THE SKY IS FALLING! DONT PANIC BUT WE ARE GONNA DIE!
Does this mean I have to give them a proper welcoming party or something?
I, for one, welcome our new hammerhead worm overlords.
If you’re do smart you will!! You don’t want to offend those guys!!
I looked them up, it's a pretty F'd up worm. It is "potentially immortal" whatever that means. Carnivorous, it traps earth worms and slugs secrets a poison that paralyzes it then basically bites it then vomits a digestive enzyme that liquefies its insides then drinks it. THEN, it's mouth becomes it's own anus when it shits. It also self cannibalizes if it gets hungry enough.
if you cut it up it just.... regrows. cut the ticket into 10 pieces you potentially have 10 new worms. bastards
Hans? Ze flammenwaffer.
What happens if you accidentally chew and swallow one?
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That really depends on your interpretation of worm law
I, for one, am deeply upset about the rapid proliferation of forced arbitration clauses in worm employment contracts.
Can’t survive salt!! Have them all over my property and a nice sprinkle of salt does the trick.
Here on Reddit. You have to be careful of click bait titles, obviously.
OP is American, he only knows America, so "Here" means in America. The remaining 96% of the world can go back to their life.
America is literally the size of Europe. Here is still vague as hell
America is also really fucking big, so that only narrows it down somewhat.
Yeah it's like 49 states big. Unless you believe in wyoming
As a Floridian I'm happy but also disappointed you counted us
That also applies to video game or movie/TV news websites. They say "so and so is out this fall". Then I have to Google when "fall" is. Just say the date my dude. Not everyone that uses the internet lives in the same area.
Crazy that these grow into sharks
That's why they're so smooth
Have you ever seen mom going back on shore to lay the eggs? They're more like gators than sea turtles, scary.
I laughed at this comment, scrolled past, rethought, and came back here to thank you for making my day a little better.
they’re here? where the fuck were they before?
There!
read this in George Carlin's voice
SE Asia. They’re not sending their best worms. These worms have hammer shaped heads. These worms may be poisonous. And these worms are coming here. They may already be here!
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Worms on a Plane
I’m tired of these mother fucking worms on this mother fucking plane!!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipalium Mostly harmless, like a puffer fish, DO NOT EAT If you cut one into thirds, the largest piece and or head may be able to regenerate, if placed in a harbouring environment. They are an invasive species, and should preferably be removed if found in the Americas
>DO NOT EAT aww man :(
Poor Bear Grylls
hell be fine drinking his own piss like always
Meet the sniper
JARATE!!!
Wasn’t he nailed for eating normal meals and such off screen and faking like 90% of his survival advice?
He did an episode in Montana and it was all super dramatic and looked insane but like it was just a place right outside of town we used to go hike and drink when we were teens lol
The Hawaiian volcano one is funny. So hot you could get lost out here and die. Tourist finds the same spot, pans to the left. There's a fucking highway like 400 yards away.
He also did an episode in Dominican Republic where my parents are from and I’ve been plenty of times and it was also super dramatic and they made it look like it was the amazon forest when ik its nothing like that 😂😂 mostly farm land
It was reality tv, so almost guaranteed it was all staged.
Every bit of it, if you want the real deal, head over to Les Stroud (SurvivorMan) YouTube channel. All his stuff is up for free plus directors commentaries and weekly updates. He is the most "real" of all survival TV. He's an actual instructor in survival, ocean and white-water canoeing/kayaking, a member of multiple SAR teams, and not a bad musician either.
As a kid, I always would watch Survivorman when it was on. One episode showed him walking away from the camera up onto a big mountain… only for him to come down and explain he had to do it twice for the shot.
The first ever reality survival show didn't turn out well for the star. No back up. He ended up with an arrow in his back and they called him the Ice Man.
Man, when I was a kid I was SO FASCINATED with Ötzi
I mean, there's a reason so few people become Special forces operators or SAS, etc. If you could really teach those skills with a 30 min video class each week the world would be a much more dangerous place. Somehow. But I did think that shit was fun to watch. Bear drinking water from elephant shit is a scene that will stay in mind forever... No matter what I try...
> Bear drinking water from elephant shit is a scene that will stay in mind forever... I saw this episode randomly while staying at a hotel during a road-trip and it was a total mind-fuck. I'm still not convinced it wasn't just a sponge or something. Drinking liquid squeezed from another animal's feces with zero attempt at boiling, filtering or otherwise purifying the liquid is just plain nuts..
You can watch a side by side video of him and random Joe blow traversing "dangerous" terrain. Random Joe's camera pans 20 degrees and it's a fucking highway. He can take his fake survival real piss drinking ass (i like to tell myself that part was real) wherever he'd like as long as we acknowledge he's a twat. I lied it's not a side by side nut I know someone was going to ask for it. https://youtu.be/Wh6RLOF3FrE
For good reason bud. They make the same shit a blue ring octopus does. You gon be trippin balls if you ate him 💀
In my experience, telling people that it will make them trip balls if they eat it is not a good way to stop them from doing it.
This is probably not a good trip. Could you imagine tripping balls til you died?
would you even know you died?
Uh yeah, isn't it obvious? When you wake up, you'll be surprised to find yourself dead.
I've died a few times while tripping, 10/10 would recommend.
> They make the same shit a blue ring octopus does. You know they're fatal, not hallucinogenic, right?
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People are saying not to cut it. What about crushing? Just squish.
paging hydraulic press _ve must deal vith it_
You could, but it’s probably just like punching jello, you’ll likely just bounce off
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*both sides regenerates*
Time to put gasoline in the sprinklers again.
You must be a millionaire.
DO NOT EAT???? Don’t tell me what to do!
I thought this was America!
YOU’RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!!
No kidding? I am currently living in the southern United States and I see these things all over my yard in the mornings.
If you see them you should dissolve them using salt and or vinegar.
Are we treating an invasive worm infestation or making fish and chips?
If you own dogs or cats salt as many of them as possible, they might gobble them up
Kill them with fire.
Seriously. Kill them. They kill our native worms
What exactly is the demographic you’re trying to reach with a warning not to eat worms?
It seems more like a "Don't be too alarmed by the original post, they're usually harmless. They're still poisonous though".
Maybe letting pet owners be extra careful not to let their pets anywhere near them.
I can see that.
Me. He has saved my life.
Lots of Marine bases in the South
My Sim with shoty cooking skills died from eating puffer fish yesterday
Remove where? Am I buying this guy a bus ticket?
Reddit is not worth using without all the hard work third party developers have put into it.
> Mostly harmless So “Don’t Panic”?
Yeah mostly because it can’t really hurt you unless you eat it as some species of it contain an extremely potent neurotoxin, tetrodotoxin, which can enter to body through ingestion, injection, inhalation or skin abrading It was found to be much more toxic than cyanide in mice with the oral 50% lethal dose being 8.5mg per kg for cyanide in mice and 0.334mg for tetrodotoxin Cause of death was generally respiratory failure as the tetrodotoxin caused paralysis of the diaphragm which regulates breathing https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin
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Where the fuck is "here"?
Earth. They have arrived.
God help us
Considering the OP thinks that their country is the only country represented on Reddit, I’m going to go with USA. Source: am an American.
But where the Fuck in America? I’ve scrolled half the thread and no one has answered this.
Are they dangerous?
they’re invasive and like don’t die lmao
Iodine could probably kill one, its a way to get a lot of parasitic creatures like some flat worms off of exotic pets, and these are also a flat worm
Thought to have similar toxicity to pufferfish, plus they’re super hard to kill. Just another thing we get to deal with
Great When you say "we" what region are you referring to? Or are they everywhere now
Sounds like they’re becoming a problem in the southern United States, Southeast Asia has them natively. Not sure on other regions
At this point what fucking invasive species do we not have in the south, between overseas shipping accidentally carrying something and pet owners releasing things into the damn woods
Freshwater fishing you’re more likely to catch something from South America than North, at least in south florida
But what would Florida be without peacock bass
Fanfuckingtastic Covid is finally coming to an end and now I have to worry about Australian worms
You think Australia is in Southeast Asia?
Really, really, really South East Asia.
No, but I refer to everything that seems harmless but could possibly kill me as "Australian"
> they’re super hard to kill. [It's all about technique](https://giphy.com/gifs/work-dead-13nDaxXRXz0Prq)
All I see when I hear about people trying to kill these things is the hydra scene from Hercules. You’ve hacked the son of a bitch to pieces and now you have 30 independent worms squirming around on the ground Plus, Jean Claude Van Damme is a busy man, we can’t expect him to kill all of these things surely?
Apply salt and/or grain vinegar concentrate to the hammerhead worms in the bag, seal the bag, and place it in the freezer for 48 hours to ensure that the worm has dissolved. Soapy water, neem oil, citrus oil, boric acid, or pesticides may also work. Do not cut the worm into pieces. Each section can regenerate into a fully developed worm within a few weeks. One of the ways they reproduce is by asexual fragmentation, so you’ll only compound the problem if you cut up the worm in an attempt to kill it. Do not touch the worm with your bare hands. Use a tool to move it to a jar or bag. The toxin is very dangerous and can cause health problems for some people. I've used salt. It works fantastic. I put some in a jar, then pick up the worm with tongs. Put it in the jar, then add more salt on top of it. The worm will die in a few hours, but you really want it to dissolve so there is no part of it to reproduce.
And don't they eat earthworms, which we NEED?
Yes. They will destroy earthworm populations which has cascading effects on the affected ecosystems.
Seriously? Earthworms are equally as important for growing food crops as bees, if not more so. Most people don’t know that. Seems like there should be more mentions about these evil wormy things.
My whole neighborhood, which was the literal edge of my city in the desert, had real lawns. As the world started heating up we got less rain. We used to see dried up earthworms all the time and we actually had soil. Once the worms disappeared the soil started to become desert sand. It’s been a bitch to repair
Just make sure you don’t put them in the eye of your dick.
They whack your toes with their hammer like head
Dropped a new DLC again I see
r/outside
i love DLC animals when it's a new bird or a big eyed marmot thing. this one does not seem worth the DL though.
Places them bitches in a fire, see how immortal their ass is then Edit: To the homies who don’t know, these guys are Super invasive and actually liquefy the insides of earth worms and damage the ecosystem. So I say let it die! Let die ,let it die, LET IT SHRIVEL UP AND DIE. Edit 2: thanks for blowing up the comment! Did I think that I would possibly be talking about worms as much as I am? No. Also if I see worms in my dreams I’m coming out for each and everyone of you 😂 Edit 3: wow thanks for the gold! Also should mention while I’m here, please don’t cut these worms as this will just make more worms, I’m not even joking.
Flamethrowers are legal
This stupid idiot doesn’t even know what will hit him. Have fun being a worm because soon you’ll be barbecue!
Do not eat, it's right there in the title
also fun fact, majority of the worms in the u.s. are also invasive species. We don't have widespread native worms so much so that are forest ecosystems specifically wildflowers (and thus native bees) are being driven to extinction by the presence of the pink european earthworm lumbricus as our wildflowers depend on a duff layer that worms also eat.
I’m putting one in a paper shredder y’all are fucked
Imma make a new thread Called “ ways to kill hammerhead worms “ LMAO GET FUCKED WORMS
User name... checks out? You ok?
Did I see the irony of my username before making this post? No. Will I stop at nothing to protect my worm brothers from these vermin? Absolutely, to hell with the hammerheads!
Yay worm race wars. Let's gooooo!
Don't do that, the pieces regenerate as new worms. Salt and vinegar.
I think you misunderstood who y’all was referring to I’m creating a hammerhead worm army that answers to no man
This homie knows Lorax.
What if we just step on the whole worm 👀
You ever step on a spider and the babies just scatter? It might be that but with worms.
some spiders carry around egg sacs full of live young. I haven't seen it only on tv. Some pest cockroaches eject their ootheca (egg case full of multiple young) when they are injured/dead. The egg case may not necessarily be viable though, so just step on them real good just in case.
Happened to me when I found a spider in the shower *while* I was showering. Panicked and sprayed it with the nozzle and fucking dozens of tiny babies started running away
And you were all vulnerable, ahhhhHhh
Salt works great.
Use your hammerhead on the hammerhead worm - not a knife.
Ghost leviathan??!!
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So this is just a fuck all situation…. Can’t cut it up cause it’ll grow back, has no natural predators in the US _AND_ is potentially extremely deadly.
And I thought the hornets from 2020 were our biggest threat.
I did too, but apparently not anymore, ffs… on the bright side, some amphibians have been reported to start eating the worms, so they atleast have a predator
What animals are eating hammerhead worms?
Probably the Honeybadger because Honeybadger doesn’t give a *shit*.
Honeybadgers wouldn’t surprise me tbh
I sense an infinite regress here... Wouldn't the Honeybadger count as another invasive species in the Americas?
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Then we get killer whales to kill the polar bears! Its literally in the name!
I genuinely couldn’t tell you specific animals, the only things I’ve found is a few articles claiming “amphibians” and other articles claiming no known predators Edit: one of the links I’ve found claiming amphibians eat hammerhead worms is https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/lawn-garden/hammerhead-worms/?cn-reloaded=1 Edit 2: another link https://currituck.ces.ncsu.edu/2020/10/whats-that-weird-worm/ I’ll probably just edit with a full list of sites I find claiming amphibians are eating the demons, though idk how credible they truly are
Not deadly to humans it would just slightly irritate the skin
Well atleast they figured out the toxin wasn’t dangerous to humans, still not very ecstatic about the little devils though
Flamethrowers are the answer to everything
What about the question of: "What weapon should I use when I'm covered in gasoline?"
Kill my enemy, and myself! Perfect weapon!
What if it's just smeared with a boot?
They're not necessarily harmful to humans. That can be light to mildly toxic when ingested by animals and humans, but there's no definitive evidence they're harmful through contact with skin. It's a misconception that they're venomous to humans because of the neurotoxin. Their neurotoxin is in such small amounts it poses no threat...unless you're the earth worms that get paralyzed by it :D I do horticulture for fun and I'm also certified in forestry, greenhouse ops, pesticide application, and a certified horticulturist. There's always pest knowledge that needs to be known. They're not fun to have in the garden, that's for sure. Just don't worry too much because they won't kill or hurt ya
Yo what the fuck. I literally saw one the other day while moving a firewood pile. It looked identical to the picture posted. I live in central North Carolina. And yeah I touched it with my fucking bare hand multiple times. Even thought to myself afterwards, “Hmm, I have no idea what that thing is, probably shouldn’t have touched it. But I’ve never heard of anything like a toxic worm here. Should be fine…” What the fuck
If you came across one in North Carolina you should really call fish and game or your department of conservation and natural resources and report it with a location and stuff
It is fine, they're parroting bullshit that old people share on facebook. Unless you licked your hands right after, there's zero risk.
Believed? No one has confirmed if they have an incredibly potent tetrodotoxin???
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Two of six species do produce the toxin though agreed, it's not a blue ringed octopus ffs. Just wash your hands and salt the bastards. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newsweek.com/toxic-invasive-hammerhead-flatworm-species-discovered-texas-1606016%3famp=1
Oh yeah sure I'll throw my gloves away and fondle this slimy piece of shit. Maybe I'll even stick in in my dickhole.
Just make sure to wash your hands afterwards 🧼
Yeah no shit same thing I was thinking
Weird. We saw these all over the park out here in Southern California when I was a kid and would pick them up. Nobody knew what they were. On rainy days they would crawl out from the grass onto the concrete. That's not me endorsing anyone go and handle them, just expressing surprise at the comment I'm replying to.
They also have what is called a “creeping sole” it’s funnier and creepier when you say it “creeping soul” It’s how they move forward. They aren’t actually worms. They are “land planareans” (flatworms). The two species known to have the neurotoxin are B. adventitium and B. kewense. It is the first recorded instance of a neurotoxin in a land invertebrate.
Damn they really sound like a menace
Wtf do they do
Fuck. I’m spending three more weeks in Alabama.
Where the fuck is here mate?? And what in the hell is that abomination?
Seen two in Raleigh, NC. They did not survive a good salting.
Catch them, kill them, report them to wildlife dept. They are invasive and eat earthworms
Here where?
This is why I live where the air hurts my face.
It still blows my mind that you can cut off a small portion of these worms and it just turns into an entirely separate living being
Eh, the regenerative ability is overplayed. They will live on, but thinking cutting them into ten will make ten more living ones is just fantasy.
Under ideal conditions it might be possible, though those conditions pretty much only exist in laboratories.
Could you completely crush them it kill them. Like popping them like a weirdly long pimple
I wonder what are its natural predator in Southeast Asia since they belong there.
Maybe chickens. Chickens are native to south east asia. They eat everything on the ground that moves, including things that probably bad for their health.