This morning I got a chance to see a planarian eat a worm. Totally disgusting.
#1. Planarian surrounds worm with its entire body. It secrets a digestive enzyme and starts to eat the worm with its mouth, which is located in the middle of its body.
#2. A close-up of the comingled worm and planarian. The worm is not long for this world.
#3. The planarian leaving the scene of the crime.
#4. Is the planarian’s mouth sticking out?
#5. All that’s left of the worm.
OMG…thats nasty….thanks for the photos tho…very helpful
Comment by — September 5, 2006 @ 1:18 pm
Survival of the fittest!
Nice find there Jen!
Comment by — December 4, 2006 @ 2:21 pm