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Neppia montanaObserver
invertebratistDescription
At night, under rocks in the small stream. Quite large- reaches 15+mm when actively moving.
John Child bryophyte and lichen workshop 2023.
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
gawenblDescription
A broadhead planarian either guarding its egg clutch (not sure if it has maternal instincts), or had just finished laying fresh eggs (was completely motionless). I have never seen their eggs, so it may even be predating on another species' eggs.
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Family DugesiidaeObserver
peterswartDescription
I saw 4 of these, ranging from 4mm long to 16mm long. Pictures are of the 16mm specimen.
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Family DugesiidaeObserver
peterswartDescription
This was found in the stream in Ronans Well Cave Voorkamer. Dark grey. 10mm when fully extended.
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Five-striped Flatworm (Parakontikia ventrolineata)Observer
invertebratistPlace
Exhibition Drive Path, Waitakere Ranges, Titirangi, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand (Google, OSM)Description
Native Podocarp-broadleaved forest, at night.
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
patrickdwyerDescription
Seen eating earthworms
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
teresapDescription
unfortunately fried by the sun when it tried to cross the road
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
teresapDescription
extremely long!
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
smileypuffinDescription
Eating a earthworm
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grantskiDescription
What is this creature? It was out at midnight in the alpine on the Haast Range
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Wandering Broadhead Planarian (Bipalium adventitium)Observer
martycalabreseDescription
Unfortunately, it lost it's classic "hammerhead" contour under the ethanol bath.
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Shovel-headed Garden Worm (Bipalium kewense)Observer
m00ncanddyPlace
Dirección General de Personal, Av. Universidad 3000, Copilco Universidad, 04510 Ciudad de México, CDMX, México (Google, OSM)
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Land Planarians (Family Geoplanidae)Observer
woojDescription
We saw a couple of these stunning worms with black bodies and a single, bold white stripe along the dorsal surface.
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
centaurDescription
Head shape like hammerhead shark
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Bipalium nobileObserver
arrojadoaDescription
Lucky encounter after a Typhoon, it measured around 90 cm in length .
Quite sure it's Bipalium nobile .
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
mhairianneDescription
Aproximately 70mm (2 and 3/4 in) long. Spotted at midnight. Known in Japan as Kougaibiru.
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
jennahmDescription
Slug pest on cabbage
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
tevins72Description
Hammerhead Slug
Bipalium kewense
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Hammerhead Worms (Subfamily Bipaliinae)Observer
vasanthkumarPlace
Jayachandra Tirumalanagar, 13-371, Tirumala Nagar, Mangalam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517507, India (Google, OSM)
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New Guinea Flatworm (Platydemus manokwari)Observer
jakezehnderDescription
New Guinea Flatworm. Invasive.
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Tribe RhynchodeminiObserver
joemdoDescription
I probably should've recorded this battle royale. This observation is for the worm (?). Spider observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13222822
Seen on a blade of grass in a grassy field flooded in 3+ inches of water.
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Family DugesiidaeObserver
robizzyDescription
Flipped on rocks in Tacony Creek Park.
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Wandering Hammerhead Worm (Bipalium vagum)Observer
swissduckDescription
Spoded by Noora Herzog
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Shovel-headed Garden Worm (Bipalium kewense)Observer
mrsmosherDescription
This worm was found on the concrete after a rain. It moved it's creeping sole in an undulating manner.
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Wandering Broadhead Planarian (Bipalium adventitium)Observer
jkesterDescription
Top critter on hand
