So, what is roughly the same size as a mid-sized earthworm (3-4 inches), but is darker (brown) and slightly flattened with a small 'flare' at one end (mouth?) and possibly some dark streaks on it's body, moves slowly, leaves a slug-like slime trail. Was curled up when I found it, but moving.
It is obviously not a slug, yet it seems more closely related to a slug than an earthworm, and it was definitely NOT something I want to run across on my dining room carpet ever again. :)
2007-09-14 05:33:35 · 2 answers · asked by Kerrpe 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Have discovered it is not - it is a Land Planarian (flatworm) which eats my precious earthworms!! Glad I got rid of the bugger.
2007-09-14 06:09:46 · update #1
I'm almost certain it is probably still just a slug. They come in different sizes, shapes, and patterns. Take a look at these pics.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ques%26va%3Dslugs%26sz%3Dall&w=275&h=500&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F12%2F68419683_631009f186_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdanacore%2F68419683%2F&size=95.9kB&name=68419683_631009f186.jpg&p=slugs&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=60,664&oid=f3fabd9b4281f20e&fusr=Dana+F&tit=oh+my+god+would+you+look+at+these+slugs&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdanacore%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26fr%3Dks-ques%26va%3Dslugs%26sz%3Dall&w=500&h=375&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F24%2F44764003_8060c72285_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flisamckinnon%2F44764003%2F&size=195.8kB&name=44764003_8060c72285.jpg&p=slugs&type=jpeg&no=6&tt=60,664&oid=87caa443b9623a2c&fusr=lisamckinnon&tit=giant+slugs&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Flisamckinnon%2F&ei=ISO-8859-1&src=p
http://www.nps.gov/archive/acad/kids/images/slugs.jpg
http://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/Photos/Slugs.jpg
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dslugs%26sz%3Dall%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dks-ques%26b%3D21&w=500&h=375&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F84%2F246299935_3d3a1bc015_m.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fbdt%2F246299935%2F&size=187.9kB&name=246299935_3d3a1bc015.jpg&p=slugs&type=jpeg&no=38&tt=60,691&oid=c482bbcf6f71e5a4&fusr=bdtyre&tit=Slugs+part+deux&hurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fbdt%2F&ei=UTF-8&src=p
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dslugs%26sz%3Dall%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dks-ques%26b%3D1&w=570&h=634&imgurl=ippc2.orst.edu%2Fpotato%2Fgrayslugs.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fippc2.orst.edu%2Fpotato%2Fslugs.html&size=83.7kB&name=grayslugs.jpg&p=slugs&type=jpeg&no=5&tt=60,668&oid=23a297b19568fb50&ei=UTF-8
HaHa:
http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/n-z/slugs/slugs_shot3l.jpg
Oh, no, not the earthworms. I've never heard of it. I mean, i've heard of a flatworm, but I didn't know they eat earthworms. That's not good at all. I'll have to look that up.
Wow, they are very slug like. They even require high humidity and moisture just like a slug and can die when they get too dry. I'll have to keep an eye out for these nasties because it's been very moist and humid this summer.
Sorry I wasn't any help to you.
Good Luck
2007-09-14 05:58:52 · answer #1 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
grew to become into it raining? slugs many times have 2 antennae-esque protrusions off the front. would additionally be a turbellaria, if it grew to become into raining, they are terrestrial flat worms on the subject material of Planaria.
2016-11-10 10:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋