
However, there are no body segments and
the the body had a shiny, slimy appearance.
A visitor from southeast Asia in the garden. This is Dolichoplana striata, one of many introduced flatworms now found in the United States. Most of the flatworms feed on earthworms, 30% of which are also foreign species. Flatworms are slimy and can be killed with a generous application of salt. But don’t cut them in pieces, since each piece will produce a new flatworm. I’ve also seen a hammerhead species in the past.

some flatworms have a T-shaped head
(or hammerhead).