Invasive jumping worms are one species known ... The critters, which been described as "earthworms on steroids," had infiltrated Connecticut and more than 30 other states as of last summer.

The worms are an invasive species and make it difficult for plants to grow. Getty Images/iStockphoto Unlike earthworms, jumping worms move like a snake and sometimes appear to be hopping.

HUEFFMEIER: The Great Lakes Worm Watch project is a project that started about 20+ years ago now and it was looking at earthworms that are invasive to Minnesota, and that happens to be every ...

Invasive animals can disrupt ecosystems by eating native species or outcompeting them. B. adventitium preys mostly on earthworms. However, earthworms in the northeastern US are also invasive ...

Earthworms are a common species found everywhere ... the jumping worm is a species of earthworm that isn't as good and is considered invasive. “They actually move very quickly," Ford said.

TVA said. According to TVA, like most invasive species, they cause problems for the natives in the area. "The worms are carnivorous and feed primarily on earthworms and other soil-dwelling ...

There are now more alien species than native species of earthworms in most places on the continent, a study has found. “Our results reveal that the entire continent is being invaded by non ...

Concerns have been raised after a recent workshop recording earthworms at a site in Co Down found a low number in the soil, with the killer invasive ‘New Zealand’ flatworm species believed to ...

This is why Project Janszoon have established weka-proof areas within Abel Tasman National Park to try and give the snails a ...

The species is predatory, eating other organisms that commonly live in dirt like earthworms ... According to the Texas Invasive Species Institute, possible temporary populations have also been ...

Earthworms may be helpful in a compost heap ... This July, the state added them to the list of prohibited invasive species — making it a misdemeanor to “possess, import, purchase, transport ...