I found this worm this morning under a potted plant outside, and I'm stumped as to what it is. It's very small, maybe an inch long; beige in color; has a single lengthwise dark brown stripe and an odd shaped head. The underside is flat and it leaves a slimy trail like a slug. Found in south east Texas. Any ideas of a possible id? Thanks!
This is a terrestrial planarian (flatworm); it appears to be Bipalium kewense. These feed on a wide variety of other soft-bodied invertebrates, especially earthworms see http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/land_planarians.htm
Thank you, Flapdoodle. I tried to id by using google but the info I found seemed to only be for planariums with two distinct stripes but I think that is mostly irrelevent to my purpose in id'ing. As soon as I learned these things eat earthworms, he was toast.... Worms are a commodity in our home, lol. They help my garden, my compost pile and are frequent meals for my turtles and chickens.
