Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests
The writhing wrigglers devour leaf litter, changing soils and ecosystems as they go
Brad Herrick of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Arboretum holds a handful of invasive Asian jumping worms. Two of the three invasive worm species spreading across the United States have been found in Wisconsin: Amynthas agrestis and A. tokioensis.
UW–Madison Arboretum