Hammerhead Flatworm
Dolichoplana striata
This land planarian lives in damp soil, leaf litter, gardens, and greenhouses, sheltering under stones, logs, and plant pots by day. It glides on a trail of mucus and hunts mostly at night, tracking earthworms, slugs, and other soft-bodied invertebrates by chemical cues. Prey is held with sticky secretions while an eversible pharynx feeds externally. Its broad, hammer-like head carries sensory structures, and like many flatworms it can regenerate damaged body tissue.
- Type
- Venom
- Conservation status
- NE