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Strange worms in California about a foot long and really skinny! I found a bunch of worms that looked like squirming skinny strings. they are less than a 16th of an inch in diameter and one was almost a foot long...they were slender and their diameter was constant from one end to the other...it didn't even seem like they had a head or anything. do you have any idea of what it is?? They were found in Poso Creek in California in the County of Kern...they were in the leaves along a sandy creek that just started to run....I can send a photo if you want me to... Thanks, Sam <Please do send a pic... Do these worms have any apparent bristles or other identifying structures? Is there a definite banded area near the "head" end? Sounds like some sort of Oligochaete to me (a setae-less annelid/segmented worm) which does not narrow this down much. Same group as the common "nightcrawler, earthworms, Tubifex... Bob Fenner> Re: strange worms in California about a foot long and really
skinny! thanks so much for the quick response! After I had sent you
the question i found out what it was later...it's common name is
the "horsehair worm".....some have been found up to two feet
long I guess... they have an incredibly interesting life
cycle......sort of scary actually! Thanks for the help and take care
Sam <Neat! The phylum Nematomorpha... not often seen. Thanks for
sending this update. Bob Fenner> |
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