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Blue garden flatworm Native to eastern Australia, this is a species of terrestrial planarian worm, often seen in number after rain. Their natural environment is in rainforest in leaf litter and under rocks and rotting logs; also in damp places in well-treed gardens. Harmless to humans and a predator of soil fauna.<br /> <br /> 80 mm length Australia,Blue Garden Flatworm,Caenoplana coerulea,Fall,Geoplanidae,Geotagged,Platyhelminthes,Tricladida,blue garden flatworm,fauna,invertebrate,macro,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge

Blue garden flatworm

Native to eastern Australia, this is a species of terrestrial planarian worm, often seen in number after rain. Their natural environment is in rainforest in leaf litter and under rocks and rotting logs; also in damp places in well-treed gardens. Harmless to humans and a predator of soil fauna.

80 mm length

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    WOAH! Coming out due to the floods? Posted 4 years ago
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      Yes! They're all over the place right now. Posted 4 years ago

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The Blue Garden Flatworm

''Caenoplana coerulea'', known as the Blue Planarian or Blue Garden Flatworm is a species of land flatworm, a terrestrial turbellarian.

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Similar species: Tricladida
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Mar 26, 2021. Captured Mar 24, 2021 08:55 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/14.0
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO250
  • 105mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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