What was that WEIRD WORM you saw outside, anyway ?

 

Several years ago, we found a really weird worm crossing the sidewalk. It was about 12 inches (30 cm) long, silvery-black in color, a bit slimy, and not lumpy or segmented like earthworms. It had a weird-looking head, somewhat arrow-shaped, with the arrow pointing forward. It had thin, black stripes going lengthwise down its body.

Well, after much hunting, we finally found out what this strange worm is:
It's a Land Planarian (Bipalium kewense), a type of flatworm, and it eats earthworms (yuck!).

Photo of Land Planarian (Bipalium kewense)

Here is an interesting link with lots of information and photos of this really bizarre worm:

» University of Florida - Dept. of Entomology & Nematology

Photo of Land Planarian (Bipalium kewense)

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