Hammerhead flatworm invading France.

[Nicos]

Up to 40 cm long too!
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-giant-...-overseas.html

https://earther.com/france-is-being-...rms-1826228499

Not seen one as yet but one was found in a hot house 60 miles away from here.

Take care if you take plants back to the UK !

[veggiechicken]

Not seen one as yet but one was found in a hot house 60 miles away from here.

That'll be the New Guinea flatworm, not the Hammerhead.
https://phys.org/news/2014-03-escarg...ists.html#nRlv

I used to think the only flatworms were ones that had been stepped on

[Nicos]

^^^...just added another link which explains the problem in better detail!

[Snoop Puss]

Nasty...

[Babru]

These are HORRIBLE!

Here in Edinburgh in my last garden I had New Zealand flatworm for a bit about 15-20 years ago. I was so sorry to think of my earthworms being ingested by these monsters, especially as I had nurtured the earthworms over the years by regular mulching, and had them in large numbers.

One time I put a NZ flatworm a jar with a lid to show my nephew (after which I was going to stand on it). Unfortunately the name flatworm means exactly that - and it managed to escape and get away.

In the end though, the NZ invaders just disappeared, and my worms were safe.

Hopefully our climate will prove too cold/wet/otherwise unsuitable for these new horrors. Especially that blue thing......eek!