Weird Animals Around the World: Thousands and crores of types of animals are found on the earth. Out of these, we recognize the creatures and animals we see and are also careful about the danger from them. However, there are some living beings who do not concern us much and we cannot even imagine the damage caused by them. Especially some of the crawling insects are so poisonous that only one attack is enough for their prey.
Snakes, centipedes, leeches and earthworms are among such insects, which are often seen crawling in the rain. There is a worm of this species – Hammerhead Worm. This worm (Hammerhead Worm) looks like an earthworm, but it is not beneficial like it, but very dangerous. Its hunting method is so scary that it is better to keep distance from it.
The prey is not eaten but ‘drinked’
Its nature is known from the name of this insect. The head of a hammerhead is like a hammer. It is not too big in appearance and looks like a slime and looks like a gel. The style of hunting of this insect is very different. This worm itself looks like a slime. They mostly hunt earthworms. On seeing it, the hammerhead worm releases an adhesive fluid from its body. The sticky substance that the hammerhead leaves contains the chemical tetrodotoxin, which turns the body of the stuck victim into liquid. Hammerhead then satisfies his hunger by drinking the watery tissues.
killing it is good for the environment
Although it is not right to kill the creatures, but the survival of the hammerhead is very bad for the beneficial earthworms for the environment. If they remain alive then earthworms will not survive, in such a situation it is better to kill them on sight. Although it is not dangerous for humans or animals, but it is an enemy for trees and plants. We all know that earthworms play a positive role in the growth of trees and plants from agriculture. Their enemy, Hammerhead, automatically becomes an enemy of the environment. In such a situation, even scientists do not advocate their conservation.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 06, 2022, 17:24 IST
