Grateful for any information as to what it was and what it was doing.
Southern Marsh Orchids
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
failed assault on woodlouse
An odd sighting at the weekend. I was checking the moth trap at the weekend and noticed an odd-looking woodlouse on the wall - it appeared to have something attached to it! The 'something' was black and shiny, paler underneath and a line along the upper side with no noticeable mouthparts or eyes. The woodlouse plodded along regardless. I managed to get the camera and grab a couple of shots, using a torch and flash, before the thing gave up and I lost it as it moved away from the woodlouse.
Grateful for any information as to what it was and what it was doing.
Grateful for any information as to what it was and what it was doing.
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Looks like a Nematode, but wouldn't like to say beyond that!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's a nematode, possibly a flatworm (Platyhelminth)?
ReplyDeleteI have no expertise in this area but to me looks like some sort of leech?
ReplyDeleteI have no expertise in this area but to me looks like some sort of leech?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments.
ReplyDeleteOn first sight I thought it might be a leech, but from my brief sighting I couldn't see any sucker attachments. If I see it again I'll get it into a pot for a closer look but until then I suppose it's another for the 'anon' box.
I suspect it's a planarian (flatworm).
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