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".
Leeches have distinctive mouths, so there's one way to find out. Well, two ways, I guess. You can put it on your leg and see if it starts sucking your blood. I'd advise just checking its mouth parts.
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Raamah@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 1y
Maybe some kind of flatworm? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platydemus_manokwari
Hlodwig@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Yup i think so, Microplana terrestris (given by someone else here) seems to match!
Vinny_93@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 1y
Almost definitely a leech. They do live in western Europe, although I've only met them in very watery areas (Friesland)
Hlodwig@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y
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".
lemmyng@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 1y
Not an entomologist, but I'm thinking terrestrial flatworm - with the white belly perhaps microplana terrestris?
Hlodwig@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
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.
peopleproblems@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Looks more like a slug to me
Hlodwig@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
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
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Leeches have distinctive mouths, so there's one way to find out. Well, two ways, I guess. You can put it on your leg and see if it starts sucking your blood. I'd advise just checking its mouth parts.
Bristlecone@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
Reminds me of that X-Files episode with the worm guy
Mothra@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 1y
Not a leech, leeches have transversal rings and this guy looks very smooth.