Blue flatworm
Caenoplana coerulea
-37.8992, 145.311
Field Notes
Description:
Usually 30mm long but incredibly stretchy. <br> Very dark blue (black-blue) with a single dorsal line of yellow to white. <br> The underside is paler but all colours can vary with the angle of light.
Habitat:
Found under a large wet log in an outer urban back yard along with another geoplanid species and many other small creatures.
Notes:
Several of these found today which is no surprise considering the good rains we have had lately. <br> Although native to this part of the world they have been introduced to many other places now. Sorry overseas people but we have a lot of your lost critters too. <br> They prey on woodlice, small snails and slugs, other small arthropods everting their stomaches to ingest externally. <br> https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:f…
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