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 ...

Jumping” and “worm” are two words that don’t seem like they should go together. Just imagining such a thing is enough to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Creepy-crawly has an official definition. It’s a noun to describe a small insect, usually flightless, that gives you a feeling of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...