@Hlodwig to What is this thing?English • edit-217 days ago[Likely Solved] Got this thing on my shower wall, looks like a leech, but is it possible (im in western Europe)?imagemessage-square11arrow-up189arrow-down10
arrow-up189arrow-down1image[Likely Solved] Got this thing on my shower wall, looks like a leech, but is it possible (im in western Europe)?@Hlodwig to What is this thing?English • edit-217 days agomessage-square11
minus-square@Vinny_93linkEnglish16•18 days agoAlmost definitely a leech. They do live in western Europe, although I’ve only met them in very watery areas (Friesland)
minus-square@HlodwigOPlinkEnglish24•18 days agoI was almost sure too but i poured hot water on it to kill it (and kill any from my pipes), and the belly part is white (see pic) and i cant find any leech type with white “belly”.
minus-squarelemmynglinkfedilinkEnglish22•18 days agoNot an entomologist, but I’m thinking terrestrial flatworm - with the white belly perhaps microplana terrestris?
minus-square@HlodwigOPlinkEnglish21•18 days agoYup, i think you are right! Still dont know how he managed to get there, but at least im a little bit less worried to take my shower now… I had a lot of snails these days in my garden and these flatworm prey on them, so that makes sense.
minus-square@HlodwigOPlinkEnglish4•17 days agoNo it didnt move like a slug (it head could “freely” move around like a leech) and over here we dont have such slim slug like these
![[Likely Solved] Got this thing on my shower wall, looks like a leech, but is it possible (im in western Europe)?](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/63485d69-a6c0-46d5-9dc0-1efa85a2a21a.jpeg){kind=link}
Almost definitely a leech. They do live in western Europe, although I’ve only met them in very watery areas (Friesland)
I was almost sure too but i poured hot water on it to kill it (and kill any from my pipes), and the belly part is white (see pic) and i cant find any leech type with white “belly”.
Not an entomologist, but I’m thinking terrestrial flatworm - with the white belly perhaps microplana terrestris?
Yup, i think you are right! Still dont know how he managed to get there, but at least im a little bit less worried to take my shower now…
I had a lot of snails these days in my garden and these flatworm prey on them, so that makes sense.
Looks more like a slug to me
No it didnt move like a slug (it head could “freely” move around like a leech) and over here we dont have such slim slug like these