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Another reason to get outa California! Invasion of the Asian SNAKE WORMS! EKKKKKK! Jumping, hungry ‘snake worms’ are here to make life hellBy Erin Keller May 26, 2022 Quote:When gardeners say, “Jump!” these worms say, “How high?”
Experts at the California Department of Food and Agriculture are warning gardeners about “aggressive” snakelike worms called Amynthas agrestis, or the Asian jumping worm.
But “jumping worm” is putting it nicely. The squirming monsters are known to jump up to a foot off the ground.
“True to their name, they jump and thrash immediately when handled, behaving more like a threatened snake than a worm, sometimes even breaking and shedding their tail when caught,” the CDFA said in a report, adding that they have been known to jump off the ground or out of bait cans.
They also have a big appetite and are “extremely active and aggressive,” the CDFA warned in the report.
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https://nypost.com/2022/05/26/jumping-hungry-snake-worms-are-here-to-make-life-hell/
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