New Guinea Flatworm, one of the Worst Known Invasive Species, Found in US by Aamna Mohdin was published on June 23, 2015. This article is about one of the worst invasive alien species. The New Guinea Flatworm has been founded in 22 counties or territories including the U.S. The New Guinea Flatworm is a huge problem for biodiversity. The flatworm is a predator of land snails and of many other soil invertebrate. The flatworm was only found in Florida in the whole U.S. Yet because of its nature to spread it can cause a huge problem in the mainland of the U.S. Most adult flatworms can survive in pots or on plants and can be easily spread through moving soil, roots, garden waste and more. Up until it was found in Florida, the flatworm has only infected islands but the spread between islands has been limited.
This article caught my eye because I have always been interested in animals, insects and living things in general. So when I read the title my first thought was "I have never heard of a New Guinea Flatworm." So in knowing myself i wanted to learn about them. Now, that I know what they are and what they could do it kind of scares me. Not just by the looks of it but the fact they can spread around the U.S. very easily.
The Environmental Science involved in this article is the New Guinea Flatworm. The flatworm can be very bad for biodiversity and to soil invertebrate. They target one of the most important component in our ecosystems, which is the land snail. The flatworm also has the highest rates of extinctions.
