If there is one creature that lives in streams that you could
call "Rubber Man" it would be me...
I'm a freshwater flatworm. As my name suggests, I have a very
flat body, and you have no doubt noticed my eyes that look cross-eyed. We
flatworms change shape all the time as we explore the stones and plants in the
water. If you want to watch flatworms like me, you'll probably need a magnifying
glass because we're pretty small.
I'm a type of flatworm that can live in dirty streams, including
streams that run through cities and farms. Some of my cousins are more fussy
types of flatworms and you might have to look for them in nice clean mountain
streams. I even have a cousin that lives on the claws of freshwater crayfish -
he doesn't look much like me because he's shaped like a small fat hand with six
fingers, weird eh?