If your pet spends time outdoors, it could be helping an invasive species spread—and you might not realize it until a slimy ...
A study published in PeerJ documents something researchers have been piecing together from citizen reports across France.
Pets are responsible for spreading an invasive flatworm species around the world, raising concerns about its impact on ...
That slimy hitchhiker on your pet could be spreading fast.
For years, land flatworms were thought to spread mostly through plant sales. Worms or their eggs would hitch a ride in potted soil, move through nurseries, and end up in new gardens. That explained ...
Your pet might be helping spread something you can't even see.
Domestic dogs and cats can carry invasive flatworms (Platyhelminthes) attached to their fur. Unwittingly, this is how they contribute to the spread of these invasive alien species. Our work on the ...
You probably already know that North Carolina has lots of snakes. So you might not give a long, skinny thing slithering along the ground a second thought. “Yep,” you’d say to yourself, “just another ...
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