Fortunately being a bio major means I get to do awesome things in class, like look at things you’ve never seen before and will probably never see again! This is a recording I took on my phone of what I could see under my microscope. These flatworms called Planarians belong to the genus Planaria under the class Turbellaria. While we didn’t test this phenomenon, these guys have the crazy ability to regenerate completely new bodies when severed in half,… or thirds,…or fourths!
Their shovel like heads allow them to dig through soil efficiently and even under the dim light, ( they don’t like bright light and will squirm frantically to avoid it) you can make out their eyespots. I might post more on them as I learn more about them and can gather interesting data.
Joshua Wilson 