This worm bucks like a rodeo bull, but it eats like a cow. Scientists are learning new details about a species of “jumping” earthworms, a k a “crazy” worms, a k a “Alabama jumpers,” so dubbed for ...

Experts at the California Department of Food and Agriculture are warning gardeners about "aggressive" snakelike worms called Amynthas agrestis, or the Asian jumping worm. Tom Potterfield/Creative ...

Worms are interesting creatures. Some worms can even regrow their brains if needed. But, an invasive jumping worm has started appearing in more than a dozen states throughout the Midwest. The worms ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The jumping worm has made headlines in recent weeks. The invasive species, first found on American soil in the late 19th century, has been confirmed in 34 states and is ...

They clone themselves, they thrash violently like a rattlesnake when handled, they can jump a foot in the air, and now they're in California.Beyond the jumping worm's gnarly appearance (the species is ...

Creepy-crawly has an official definition. It’s a noun to describe a small insect, usually flightless, that gives you a feeling of fear or dislike. Spider’s definitely come to mind (especially for me).

Because 2020 is the year that keeps on giving there’s another ominously named creature out there in our wilds that we are being alerted to be on the lookout for. That’s right, the year that has ...

Climate change is contributing to the spread of a creepy crawler called the "jumping snake worm" that has the capability of destroying forests. This kind of earthworm started arriving in the US about ...

My friend Dick Waterman from Franklin is a regular reader of this column. Thanks to his inquisitive nature, coupled with years of documenting the natural world in his neighborhood, he has provided me ...

Q: When planting one of my garden beds this weekend, I was startled by some worms that were in my potted plants. They jumped away from my hand, and when I tried to pick them up they moved really fast.

Claudia Tooley’s home in Brewerton is surrounded by gardens bursting with pink coneflowers, black-eyed susans, green hostas, and a dozen other plants. Standing in her yard last week while holding a ...