The worms of the flukes of snail chewed away the human skin

Not only is the invasive species at the top of 100 worst invasive species in the world, snail fluke also causes terrifying infectious diseases.

Flukes , also known as snails, snails or New Guinea flatworms with the scientific name Platydemus manokwari, are a fluke in the family Geoplanidae.

Picture 1 of The worms of the flukes of snail chewed away the human skin
Flukes, also known as snails or snails.

A terrifying invasive species, snail fluke forms a threat to native snails. They are so dangerous, experts from the International Association for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed them as the 100 worst invasive species in the world.

The body fluke possesses only a few millimeters thick but is capable of growing to 65 millimeters in length. This species is native to New Guinea, but is migrating around the world thanks to "hitchhiking" on exotic crops or in the soil.

This is a dangerous animal that has aggressively encroached on the British ecosystem, making garden snails wiped out, threatening the ecosystem. These flukes also have the ability to consume mice and when they eat those dead mice, they carry in them a lung infection and spread it.

Picture 2 of The worms of the flukes of snail chewed away the human skin
This mollusca's vomit secretes a toxin that can easily corrode human skin.

More frightening, this snail can even cause damage to humans just by vomiting. This mollusca's vomit secretes a toxin that can easily corrode human skin.

The advice for you is, when you see this mollusk, stay away to ensure your own safety.