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Hammerhead worm

Bipalium sp.

Description:

Bipalium is a genus of large predatory land planarians. They are often loosely called "hammerhead worms" or "broadhead planarians" because of the distinctive shape of their head region. Land planarians are unique in that they possess a "creeping sole", a highly ciliated region on the ventral epidermis that helps them to creep over the substrate. Several species are considered as invasive to the United States[3] and to Europe. Some studies have begun the investigation of the evolutionary ecology of these invasive planarians.

Habitat:

I spotted it in our backyard, it's common in rainy days and there are many varieties.

Notes:

This species have white band in tail as well as in face it have white orange shady, the body part is purely black that glows like a black mercury.

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3 Comments

sunshinejanani
sunshinejanani 2 years ago

Thank you Leuba Ridgway, yes the black is striking

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 2 years ago

Lovely find ! The black is striking isn't it?. Thanks for sharing this beauty and from my home state, too.

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 2 years ago

Lovely find ! The black is striking isn't it. Thanks for sharing this beauty and from my home state, too.

sunshinejanani
Spotted by
sunshinejanani

Othakalmandapam, Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Jan 18, 2022
Submitted on Jan 18, 2022

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