Gardeners, watch out for hammerhead worms

Leah Androski and Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. As gardeners go into planting season, there is an exotic animal to watch for. Be on the lookout for two kinds of hammerhead flatworms – nonnative, invasive species that need to be taken care of immediately after being seen. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), the “shovel-headed garden flatworm,” Bipalium kewense, often feeds on earthworms (many of which are also nonnative). The “wandering hammerh