This Strange Worm's Mouth Is Also Its Anus
July 15, 2017 - Danish Ho recently filmed
this strange-looking animal in Malaysia that is commonly known as a hammerhead worm. According to experts, it belongs to the genus
Bipalum,but its exact species is unknown. The biology of a hammerhead worm is also very strange. Its mouth is also its anus. If separated, a piece of its body can grow into another worm. And the worm liquefies prey, which it then sucks through its mouth, excreting waste from the same opening later.
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This oddly-shaped worm was recently filmed in Malaysia.
Experts say it’s an unknown species of the genus Bipalum … also known as a “hammerhead worm” or “broadhead planarian.”
And its weird appearance may be the least strange thing about it.
Its mouth is also its anus.
If separated, a piece of its body can grow into another worm.
And the worm liquefies prey, which it then sucks through its mouth/anus.
There are about a hundred species of these worms, which vary in size from a few inches to a foot.
