Creepy jumping worms are invading Toronto and you should kill them on sight Toronto Worms
You might see a few worms this week as a deluge of rain quenches the drought that briefly left the northeast a parched, burning desert. But if those worms are thrashing about, as if attending some kind of freaky invertebrate rave, you probably have yourselfKnown as jumping worms , Asian pheretimoid worms, or Amynthas, are a relatively new one on the invasive species list for Ontario.
The colloquial name for the worms is a bit misleading, as they aren't likely to spring high into the air and latch onto your face like some alien attack blockbuster. Instead, they engage in a sort of mosh-pit-like hoedown of violent thrashing that scientists more boringly describe as an"increased rate of movement."
However, the biggest giveaway is that these things often cluster together in terrifying twisted masses that include as many as 100 worms per square metre, a product of their rapid reproduction and lack of natural predators in this environment.
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