Dec 13, 2021
Hammerhead worm (Bipalium simrothi)
Photo by Arie van der Meijden
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Hammerhead worm (Bipalium simrothi)
Photo by Arie van der Meijden
Bipalium simrothi
...is a species of terrestrial flatworm that is native to the Natuna Island chain in Indonesia. Like other members of the genus Bipalium B.simrothi is a predator and feeds almost exclusively on earthworms, but is known to take molluscs as-well. It feeds by extending its pharynx (which is located in the middle of its body) into its prey and sucking out its insides like a drink.
Phylogeny
Animalia-Platyhelminthes-Turbellaria-Tricladida-Contenenticola-Geoplanidae-Bipalium-simrothi
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