Taking to Instagram, Gabrielle Reith, who lives in Scotland, wrote: "UK folks.If you find a worm in your garden that looks like this then please kill them! They are the invasive New Zealand Flat Worm and kill our earth worms by wrapping round them and dissolving them into pink gloop! However one type of flatworm is said to have already been found in Scotland. READ MORE - Madeleine McCann: Parents Kate and Gerry issue statement marking 15 years since disappearanceĪs reported by the Mirror, the trade in imported plants is already said to be responsible for the spread of more than 10 species of flatworms around the world from their native Asia with one type having been found in France and Italy, the other on an island near Africa, said to threaten biodiversity in gardens and farms, according to scientists. The worms are said to measure just 3cm long however despite their small size, they are said to pose a risk to native British species relied on by gardeners and farmers.Ĭommon garden creatures including snails and earthworms can be killed by the flatworms with scientists warning they are now risking becoming an invasive species. Experts have warned that people should now be on the look out for two new species of killer hammerhead flatworms - some of which could pose a risk to some earthworm species and soil ecosystem.
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