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PhoenixWench wrote:

On 5/24/2011 11:08 PM, DogDiesel wrote:
Good pictures .


http://www.redwormcomposting.com/rea...orm-bipalium-k
ewense/


Maybe someone here can help me with a two year old puzzle related to
this in a way. My hubby had left a 2'x 5' wide piece of plywood on a bit
of open ground over a period of about two years. When I decided to clean
up the area and piked up the wood I fully expected to pi$$ off a bunch
of worms. However, along with some very big healthy worms I also found a
couple of weird beasties - the same approximate 6 inch length, ruddy
pink color and slick skin as the average healthy earthworm, but with a
planarian looking wedge shaped head.... and four legs.

I was afraid of possibly hurting the mystery guests, so when the one I
picked up struggled strenuously to get away I released it to avoid
damaging it. I figured it must be some sort of newt or similar
amphibian, but so far I have been unable to get a reasonable answer. I
am in about zone 5a/b in the central NY Catskills, and since that day
have not seen these exact critters. I may lay down a board just to see
if I can catch another one if I don't solve this mystery!

I do what I can to create habitats for snakes, toads and other regional
critters - not squeamish about slime at all ;-) My entire property (a
bit over 1 acre) is organic and friendly habitat, as well as I can
manage. However I have not found an answer to the ID on these critters
in two years of asking :-P

And it's not a salamander?
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