{"id":32883,"date":"2016-11-03T13:01:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T06:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/warning-over-invasive-flatworm-posing-threat-to-uk-wildlife\/"},"modified":"2016-11-03T21:53:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T14:53:18","slug":"warning-over-invasive-flatworm-posing-threat-to-uk-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/warning-over-invasive-flatworm-posing-threat-to-uk-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning over invasive flatworm posing threat to UK wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBrazilian worm arrived in a pot plant from Europe and preys on snails and earthworms that are essential for soil healthAn invasive flatworm from Brazil that poses a threat to soil health and wildlife has made its way to mainland Britain.A 4.5cm Obama flatworm (Obama nungara) \u2013 not linked to the US president but named after the Brazilian Tupi words for leaf (oba) and animal (ma) \u2013 was discovered this summer crawling out of a Heuchera plant imported from the Netherlands at a garden centre in Oxfordshire. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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