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Nematomorpha, Horse-/Hair Worm Identification
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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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