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Science Image Library: Planaria Photos
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Planarian Flatworms: Dugesia Photos
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Page last updated 5/2014
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Dugesia Planaria Photos
Planaria like to rest in the corner of the tank, where they bunch up into little blobs.
Note the fragmented flatworm head on the left.
Flatworms eating hard boiled egg yolk.
Flatworms eating crushed freshwater snail.
PLANARIA UPDATE!
Latest Flatworm News
6/10/13
Planaria Winter Eggs & Babies!
This spring we welcomed a bunch of flatworm babies that hatched from crazy looking winter eggs. Check out the video below!
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Adult Planaria in corner of tank. Tiny black dots are winter egg capsules. Inset is closeup of winter eggs. Note stalk and crustie on end.
Dugesia Care & Experiment Photos
Planaria VIDEOS
Meet CUPCAKE the flatworm in our video on Planaria Regeneration >
More Dugesia Flatworm Resources
- Planarian Flatworm Main Page from Kids Science SPO
- How to Find and Care for Dugesia Flatworms from Kid Science SPO
- Planarian Flatworm Reproduction and Regeneration from Kid Science SPO
- Carolina Biological Supply: You can order live flatworms or prepared slides of flatworms from these guys. They also offer a free Planaria Care Sheet.
- Ward's Natural Science also has free information of taking care of live planaria.
- Planarians as Bug of the Week from University o as Bug of the Week from University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
- Planarian Worksheet with Review Questions from Biology Corner.
- Planarian Regeneration Lab Exercise from Biology Junction.
- Chidester, FE (1907) "Extrusion of the Winter Egg Capsule in Planaria simplississima".
- Planarian, Wikipedia.
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In late winter of 2013 we ordered Dugesia flatworms as a way to expose my young children to science.
The Planaria Main Page is the gateway to what we've learned so far and all the the materials that we have developed through our home life science explorations: information on keeping Dugesia and flatworm regeneration
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Planarian flatworm winter egg capsules under microscope @ 40xTM.