What's different

[rary]

At the end of last year I empted all my hanging baskets into a large polystirene box, mixed in some grass clippings put a cover on it (not a tight seal) and left it till now, I started to seive it yesterday and while doing this I found a flatworm, I know that they are in the garden, so it was not as big surprise to find it, but I had removed some "compost" worms before finding it and further down the box there were at least an other dozen worms which to me was surprising as usualy where you have the flatworm there are no worms. So what could be different with this?
I am hopping someone has knowledge of these pests, and possibly a way to get rid of them.

[Nicos]

Are you 100% sure it is an invasive flatworm?

There are all sorts of friendly worms out there...some fairly flat too!

[Nicos]

Here are some of the common species....

Get to know earthworms

[Nicos]

Some interesting info....

New Zealand and Australian flatworms in Scotland

http://adlib.everysite.co.uk/adlib/d...17UT22DO8RW2PJ


https://www.earth-ways.co.uk/how-to-.../#.VWZCgYZXerU

[rary]

Thanks Nicos, going by the description it`s the Australian flatworm I caught the other day, and definatly a flatworm, when turning my soil there are no earth worms present and my garden has been like that for several years, that`s why it was a surprise to find some worms in the box.

[Jay-ell]

Here are some of the common species....

Get to know earthworms

Oooh I like that thanks.

Must look into the work of Darwin also.

[Nicos]

They look more like leeches don't they??

( well they do to me without me specs on!)

[Valleyman]

I lived in Scotland for 7 years and saw these things all the time.

Only after reading this thread do I realise that I haven't seen one in almost a decade now. I was London and now Kent... seems we don't have them down here.

[marchogaeth]

Can't answer the OPs question unless the flat worms had gone dormant and the worms came in afterwards??

However, this doc has distribution maps for UK https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rc...93990622,d.bGg all be it for 2005, can't find anything more up to date.

Am I allowed to say OMG what amazing creatures - external digestion no gut at all!