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The Shovel-Headed Garden Worm, also known as the Hammerhead Worm, is a voracious, terrestrial predatory flatworm. A world-traveller with amazing anatomy, predatory abilities and - especially - reproductive capacity. But why is it named after Kew Gardens in London?
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Music
Opening & Closing Themes: Running Waters and Acoustic Meditation by Audionautix (Jason Shaw), from audionautix.com. CC BY 3.0.
Modified versions of: 404 Not Found, But That's Okay and Echoes in the Code and Syncing Our Systems by Aldous Ichnite, CC BY 4.0
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The Shovel-Headed Garden Worm, also known as the Hammerhead Worm, is a voracious, terrestrial predatory flatworm. A world-traveller with amazing anatomy, predatory abilities and - especially - reproductive capacity. But why is it named after Kew Gardens in London?
You can support the show - keep it going, keep it growing - and get additional content by subscribing at The Wild Episode Substack. Become a paid subscriber to get access to occasional bonus episodes. You don't have to pay anything, though - a free sign-up there will still get you regular content celebrating the wonders and curiosities of the Animal Kingdom.
Show notes, with photos, video and links to lots more information, are available at thewildepisode.com
Subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss any future Wild Episodes, and e-mail your comments, corrections, suggestions or feedback to help make those future episodes better!
You can also follow the show on Facebook or Twitter.
Please share the show on social media, rate and review in your podcast app. That helps a lot. Or best of all, become a paid subscriber at The Wild Episode Substack. Thank you.
Music
Opening & Closing Themes: Running Waters and Acoustic Meditation by Audionautix (Jason Shaw), from audionautix.com. CC BY 3.0.
Modified versions of: 404 Not Found, But That's Okay and Echoes in the Code and Syncing Our Systems by Aldous Ichnite, CC BY 4.0

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