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New Zealand Flatworm
Artioposthia triangulata
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Description:
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Facts:
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About 1cm wide and 6 cm long when not moving. They are a purplish brown on their backs with lighter coloured underside. They prey on earth worms and are difficult to eradicate because most treatments will also kill the native species of earth worm. |
Introduced: |
1963
(N.Ireland)
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Origin:
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New
Zealand
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Location:
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Throughout
UK although most widespread in N.Ireland and Scotland
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Status:
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Increasing
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Problems:
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Comments:
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| Predates on native earthworms which are essential for soil health. | |||