An enquiry today from an outdoor enthusiast who saw, while hiking, a curious yellow beast. Worm? Mutant? He contacted the Discovery Centre, wondering what it might be, explaining that it was bright yellow and on "permanently moist ground." Intrigued, we referred the enquiry to our Collection Manager of Invertebrates, who explained that the worm-like creature was a "land planarian" or "terrestrial flatworm." Now, most planarians are marine, and only a few can be found while hiking, feeding on small invertebrates like slugs and earthworms, or on the corpses of animals larger and duller than themselves. Seen one?
Photo: Ian McCann Source: Parks Victoria
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