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Nematomorpha, Horse-/Hair Worm Identification FAQs
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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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