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Any ideas on this worm

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Seriously think you need to be contacting RHS or DEFRA or someone 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    @Dovefromabove I have sent a ID request to the natural history museums worm man.

    In the mean time Wiggle is asleep in a container on my desk  :)

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hampshire_Hog said:
    @Dovefromabove I have sent a ID request to the natural history museums worm man.



    tu

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    Sorry Hampshire Hog it is this one. Very black with a golden yellow strip. I have found two here.
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenoplana_coerulea

  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Could the OP please post a focused photo of that worm? Thanks.
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    Again @Rubytoo I don't think so I did look at this one they are all to flat as the name suggests.

    The one I have is much rounder and more worm like :/

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    @Papi Jo

    Apologises for the poor pictures the top two were taken on my cheap phone camera but you can still work out the general colour and size the third was taken at home on my camera but I don't have a MACRO lens so had to do the best I could with 55mm

    I will try and do better next time  :D

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
  • FlinsterFlinster Posts: 883
    No idea... still, could be worse!😂
  • dave125dave125 Posts: 178
    edited October 2018
    Have to agree that it's 

    Caenoplana coerulea

    http://www.ipernity.com/doc/297345/33714809

    Luv Dave
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    Caenoplana coerulea seems the best candidate I agree but looking at pictures and videos of this worm it just seems to be much flatter Wiggle is just so much more earthworm like in shape without the flat edges.
    Hopefully I will get the answer from NHM soon if he is a snail and bug eater fine he can go back but if he is a worm killer then !!!!

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
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