r/invasivespecies • • 4d ago

Southwest Ohio…. Disgusting

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u/BodybuilderEarly4422 3d ago

These guys are common at my homestead in central wv, I've read many suggestions to effectively kill them but have found a torch lighter until there's no moisture left to be an effective way to eliminate them individually.

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u/BodybuilderEarly4422 3d ago

At second glance I believe this is a different type than I have, mine have 3 stripes instead of the single.

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u/Traditional-Help7735 3d ago

You mad cuz they eat earthworms? You know earthworms are also invasive in North America, right? The vast majority anyway. You've likely never seen a native earthworm bc the invasives ate or displaced them all. So... Do you want to direct some of that invasive hate towards earthworms? Cuz they, unlike hammerheads, are ecosystem engineers, which means they fundamentally alter (aka destroy) native ecosystems. Hammerheads, on the other hand, have earned your hatred because they are...slimy and toxic? Insane. Truly insane.