The worms have many names. Jumping worms. Crazy worms. Snake worms. Alabama jumpers. Whatever the label, these little creatures can be real pests. And unfortunately they may be coming to a garden, ...

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 ...

TO GET YOU YOUR ANSWER. >>ER HE IS A BIG ONE RIGHT ON TOP. THAT IS A TELLTALE THING. THEY HAVE A SERPENTINE MOTION. THEY MOVE IN AN S-SHAPED. >> THAT MOVEMENT IS THE REASON FOR THEIR NICKNAME, CRAZY ...

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 ...

Some local gardeners are starting to notice is an invasive worm species lurking in our soil. The Asian jumping worm (Amynthas spp.) also goes by Asian worm, snake worm, crazy worm, or Alabama jumper.

Invasive jumping worms, also known as snake worms and crazy worms because they thrash violently when disturbed, are a growing threat to native plants in RI. An infestation forced the Rhode Island Wild ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard of jumping worms? Well don’t feel bad. I had never heard about them until a few days ago. They’re also called Alabama jumpers or even “crazy snake worms.” A friend of mine, Jim, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Scientists have raised alarm over an invasive and aggressive species of worms that are native to Asia and can jump a foot off the ground after they were spotted on the west coast of the United States.

First came the killer bees. Then the murder hornets. Now scientists are expressing concern about an invasive species dubbed “crazy worms.” Known also as Asian jumping worms, they have been detected in ...