![]() ![]() ![]() "Our Institute started tracking this flatworm in 2017 when we started receiving occasional reports around Houston, and some citizens provided anecdotal evidence of 'growing up with them' around Beaumont and east Texas-so we estimate it arrived in in the 1980s but there is not much historical data," she told Newsweek. Although she noted the species, known scientifically as Bipalium kewense, is most commonly found in the southeastern region of Texas, it has since been traced to other areas of the state like Dallas. ![]() A highly invasive species of hammerhead flatworms known for their toxic threat to humans has been discovered in Texas.ĭirector of Research and Education/Outreach at the Texas Invasive Species Institute Ashley Morgan-Olvera confirmed with Newsweek that the invasive hammerhead flatworm has been found throughout the state. ![]()
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