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PurePlants Deltona, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 10, 2009

What in the world is this slimy thing? Thanks!

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PurePlants Deltona, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 10, 2009

I think I might have found it..... Shovel-headed Garden Worm???

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 10, 2009

This is a land planarian, likely Bipalium kewense - see http://tinyurl.com/yd42yyq

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DATURA12 Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Nov 12, 2009

See link, they will eat our garden worms.

http://pegsgarden.blogspot.com/search/label/EARTHWORM%20FLAT%20HEAD%20WORM%20%20FAVORITE%20GARDEN%20FLOWERS

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PurePlants Deltona, FL(Zone 9b) Nov 12, 2009

Yes I noticed that... I thought they were leaches or slugs at first so honestly they got the "salt" treatment. It is a bitter sweat thing because they do also eat slugs and other pests. My son said he has seen them all over the place at his school too.

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alfu Gainesville, FL Jun 29, 2010

Yes, like B. kewense, but it looks more like B. vagum, a predator of molluscs preferentially over earthworms.

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