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First time see hammerhead flatworm attacking earthworm... The earthworm was covered with soil so the pic might look a little confusing :)
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The hammerhead flatworm does not help to control other pest populations as most worms do. They actually kill and eat earthworms, exclusively. The hammerhead flatworm is considered a parasite and it devours its only prey by pushing its throat outside if its mouth and snapping up any part of the earthworms body. It melts the earthworms body with an enzyme and slowly eats it until the earthworm is completely consumed.

The hammerhead flatworm can reach up to 20 inches long and its body is very slimy, which allows it to move along the ground in a gliding motion. The body secretes mucus from glands on its belly or underside. The hammerhead is native to Indo-China, but it makes its way around the world by traveling in greenhouse plants. For the most part, hammerhead flatworms can survive just about anywhere, so no one region is 100% safe. While this unique worm can survive in scorching hot to freezing climates, they may suffer somewhat in drier regions.
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*kyphoscoliosis Oct 24, 2012
I found this particular species on my walkway the other day. Very interesting to see.
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~Trutze Jun 9, 2012  Student Digital Artist
isn't this also the one you can cut in half and both ends will grow back all bodyparts, even the head and be two healthy worms?
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~draegornatose Apr 13, 2012
I've actually seen one of these before!
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*MaddLouise Mar 2, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
yuck!
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Mood: Wow! ~Oddslane Feb 22, 2012
woww I saw one of them in my garden in Ibiza, Spain! =|
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~thartwig Feb 21, 2012  Student Photographer
Seen them in California, they certainly have gotten around...
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*UndyingNephalim Feb 21, 2012
I remember seeing one of these on my driveway years ago when I was a kid in California. It freaked me out and no one believed me about it. I never knew what it was for years until recently.
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~katzorz Feb 21, 2012
I see these on the ground when i walk to school!
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!Dalenbourg1 Feb 21, 2012  Student General Artist
wowww imagine these critters having evolved as apex predators on a huge planet hyper-saturated with water! it would be like watching... a bunch of colossal worm leviathans smashing terrain up and violence and extremely interesting organisms interacting in a foreign environment! thanks for uploading this!
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