Comments on: Predatory Flatworm – Bipalium kewense

By: mac

mac — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:35:56 +0000

found in my bedroom on the carpet…more than my hand span ( greater than 6 inches ) pale fleshy color, appeared to be two tubes side by side…seems this is a color line that caused the deception…shovel shaped head..aggressively moving and searching side to side action of head…found in the area between Jacksonville Florida and Saint Augustine Florida in Saint Johns Florida 32259 eastward off the San Jose Blvd., below Mandarin area of Jacksonville, south of Julington Creek…between the Saint Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean…cut the head off, put head and body into a plastic bag, poured a little bleach inside the bag, tied it securely and left it in my garage for three days prior to garage pick up…

By: Laine

Laine — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:06:38 +0000

OUCH-if you snipped it in two and threw it out you just did double damage. You threw two of the nasty devils into your garden. To kill these you have to acutally crush them, or spray them with a solution of water and orange oil. We also flush the devils that get carried in on our dogs coats. Nasty nasty critters.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:47:29 +0000

we just found one in our back yard in Oakland, CA
after reading all these posts, we snipped it in 2 and tossed it in our green bin. hope we never see one again

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:36:06 +0000

We actually had two at our office, we didn’t know what they were so moved them to a safe place. OOPS!!! We then looked them up and found out we should have OFFED THEM.

Now we know.

By: Regan Gill

Regan Gill — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:42:42 +0000

I also saw one in Fremont CA last week. It was on the sidewalk next to a grassy area. I picked it up and threw it in the street hoping it would get run over.

By: Smiley

Smiley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:14:47 +0000

Found one after a storm on a concrete block here in Nashville, TN. Never saw one before – hope to never again – so I bagged it, looked it up, and ended up here. Creepy.

By: todd howard

todd howard — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:23:17 +0000

I found a shovel head worm here in Fremont, California. I had never seen one and would like to know more.

By: Rachel Monticelli

Rachel Monticelli — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:11:54 +0000

I just saw one this morning in the garden, I am in Ulster County New York. Interesting that he was this far north but we do often buy plants from greenhouses so maybe he is a transplant. He will eat well here no doubt!

By: Dwayne Clark

Dwayne Clark — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:57:32 +0000

You don’t need coffee to wake up when you pull back some bedding and see this first thing in the morning!!

Dwayne

By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:11:29 +0000

OMG Thank heavens I don’t need to worry about anything like that in my bins! That thing gives me the heebeejeebies.Guess I shouldn’t be stressing about my mites. Sherry