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23-11-2010, 09:50 AM
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I found this under a brick along with some slugs and eggs. It is about 1"/25mm long. 
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23-11-2010, 09:57 AM
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23-11-2010, 10:02 AM
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Thanks Bruce, I had just changed the thread title to flatworm after some more research. |
23-11-2010, 10:07 AM
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Possibly one of the invasive New Zealand flatworms? I say this from only a vague memory of what one looks like from photos Im afraid!
I believe there are some land dwelling native species too though. I read an article about them in British Wildlife I think.
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23-11-2010, 10:30 AM
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I think I have ID'd it as an Australian flatworm Australoplana sanguinea, an invasive species that preys on earthworms, although not as much as the New Zealand flatworm.
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Originally Posted by Kayleigh  | If you import organic produce from the other side of the world then you run the risk of importing the larvae of foreign invertebrates.
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Originally Posted by davecatt If you import organic produce from the other side of the world then you run the risk of importing the larvae of foreign invertebrates.
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