| Flatworm
Flatworms like to lurk in dark places in waterways.
What they look like:
As their name suggests, they are wormlike and flat without
segments on their body. They have soft skin with hair,
generally down the side. The smaller species of Flatworm
wave their hair to propel themselves! The larger species
move across the bottom of a waterway in a gliding fashion,
helped by muscular waves that ripple down their body,
but cannot swim.
Size:
up to 10 mm long.
Where they live:
Flatworms are found in streams and shallow parts of
lakes. They live in dark places on the surface of rocks
and plants.
What they eat:
Flatworms are mostly carnivorous and prey on invertebrates
small enough to be captured. They also scavenge on the
dead bodies of animals that sink to the bottom.
Pollution
tolerance. Very tolerant, rating 2.
Flatworms tend to live where there are lots of dead
plant and animal remains to feed on. This means
that sites of organic pollution are good for Flatworms. |
What’s interesting about
Flatworms?
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