![]() ![]() Fred says they are simply citizen scientists who “follow up on all our natural interests”. “We like fossicking around, and the granite outcrops are good fossicking places where you’ll find many creatures to photograph…one of those was the flatworm.”įred and Jean have already contributed to the discovery of around 15 plant species, six of which are named after them, however neither of the two has a background in botany or entomology. ![]() “It’s just a bit of luck, really,” says Fred. New worm discovered by amateur scientistsįred and Jean, who have been volunteers for the Western Australian Department of Environment and Conservation for 17 years, found the worm on a granite outcrop underneath a small sheet of rock. “There are only a few flatworms known from that area and this one has never been seen before, let alone described, so it’s a very exciting find,” says Dr Ken Walker, an entomologist at Museum Victoria. ![]()
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