Cool! Thanks for the gory description of how the landchovy kills its prey! Very valuable.
I'd say no, on the poisoning for the flatworms. The effect of the predator on the North American earthworm population is not yet understood, so there's no cause for alarm (yet). Also, I can't say for certain, but it seems to me that any poison that would kill flatworms would also kill earthworms, which would defeat the purpose of killing the flatworms.
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Re: Terrestrial Flatworm
Date: 2007-11-30 10:29 pm (UTC)I'd say no, on the poisoning for the flatworms. The effect of the predator on the North American earthworm population is not yet understood, so there's no cause for alarm (yet). Also, I can't say for certain, but it seems to me that any poison that would kill flatworms would also kill earthworms, which would defeat the purpose of killing the flatworms.
Great comment! next time we need pics.