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Posted in Flatworm Parasite Worms Worms in Humans

Red Worm Found in Toilet After Trip to Costa Rica Could be a Bloodworm

“Can you identify this worm found in my toilet bowl after peeing?” asks this reader in her submission regarding the red, semi-transparent worm pictured below. “Doctor I visited was very uncertain but suspected it was a schistosoma.”

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Posted in Centipedes and Millipedes Parasite Worms Pinworm

Mother Worries About Pinworms After Finding a Segmented, Green-Gray Worm in her Bathtub

“This one centimeter-long worm-like creature was found in my mother’s tub today and on a few previous occasions”, says this reader about the segmented, green-gray creature in the photograph below. Our reader’s mother is concerned that these are pinworms, and our reader wonders if we can verify whether or not these are millipedes, centipedes or indeed pinworms.

earthworm in dirt
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Posted in Earthworms Interesting Worms

How to Get Rid of Worms in Your House Using Natural and Non-Toxic Methods

Although our site is called “All About Worms” we deal with a variety of different creatures that aren’t technically worms. Often, when people reach out to us about a specimen they have discovered in their home, it is actually larvae of a moth or fly. However, on occasion, our readers do in fact discover worms. Most often, these are earthworms, and so this is what we will focus on. This post will inform readers of the simple way to remove earthworms from their homes using natural and non-toxic methods.

Hammerhead Worm
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Long Brown Worms with Black Stripes – Hammerhead Worms

A reader wrote to us a while back about a long brown worm with black stripes that she found in a decaying stump. Fortunately, she sent us an excellent photo of the brown worm, which we were quickly able to identify as a hammerhead worm (sometimes understandably, but incorrectly, spelled “hammer head worm”). The reader was merely wondering what the long brown worm was, so we’ve technically already answered her question, but if we stopped writing now, we wouldn’t have a very satisfying article to read. So, below we supply some information about hammerhead worms, which includes the reader’s excellent picture.

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Posted in Garden Worms Grub Worms Pest Worms

Grub Worms

Grub worms, with their white C-shaped bodies, are lawn pests that are difficult to eradicate. In the larvae, or grub stage, grub worms feast on the turf’s root system.

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Posted in Composting Worms

Vermiculture

Vermiculture is the practice of ranching – with worms. As the population grows, the vermiculture worms are used or sold for composting and for bait.

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Posted in Dog Worms Heart Worms Parasite Worms

Worms in Dogs

Worms in dogs are commonly found in the intestinal tract and sometimes in the heart. Professional treatment and owner prevention are critical to the well-being of your canine companion.

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Posted in Morgellons Disease Worms in Humans

Morgellons Worm (Morgellons Disease)

Morgellons worm – or Morgellons disease – is a misunderstood disease that, while very real to the Morgellons sufferer, is rarely recognized as a parasitic affliction by members of the medical community.

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Posted in Cat Worms Dog Worms Heart Worms

Heart Worms

Heart worms affect dogs, cats, coyotes, wolves, and other wild animals. The heart worm was first found in dogs over a century ago. Heart worm disease is often found within 150 miles the gulf and Atlantic coasts.

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Hook Worms

Hook worms can not only invade your family pet, but can also infect people. Hook worms infect both pets and people in the same way, by penetrating the skin.

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Posted in Silk Worms

Silk Worms

Silk worms are really not worms at all! Silk worms are actually the larvae of certain types of moths! The silk worm has been used for centuries in the manufacturing of textiles.

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Posted in Garden Worms Wooly Bear Worms

The Wooly Bear (Wooly Worm, Woolly Worm)

The wooly bear worm is most famous for its legendary ability to predict winter weather. Also known as wooly worm, woolly worm, black-ended bear, fuzzy bear, or banded wooly bear, the wooly bear worm is actually the caterpillar (larval stage) of the Isabella Tiger Moth.

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Posted in Parasite Worms Pinworm

Pinworms (Also Known as Pin Worms and Pin Worm)

Pinworms, also known as pin worms, or just pin worm, are a tiny parasitic worm which lives in the human intestinal tract. Pin worm infections are thought to infect as many as 400million people worldwide, and 40million in the United States alone. Pin worms often affect children.

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Posted in Garden Worms Interesting Worms Wooly Bear Worms

The Woolly Worm Festival (a/k/a Wooly Worm Festival)

The Woolly Worm festival (sometimes spelled as “Wooly Worm” festival) draws 25,000 Woolly Worm enthusiasts annually to Banner Elk, North Carolina to see these fuzzy, woolly worms (actually caterpillars) race.

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Posted in Parasite Worms Pinworm

Worms in the Vagina

In the overwhelming majority of cases, worms in the vagina are pinworms who have lost their way.

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Posted in Segmented Worms Annelida

Segmented Worms – Phylum Annelida

Segmented worms are placed in the phylum Annelida, which consists of over 12,000 species of segmented worms grouped into three classes comprising freshwater worms and earthworms, marine worms, and leeches.

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Posted in Bristle Worms Marine Worms Segmented Worms Annelida

Bristle Worms

There are nearly 10,000 species of bristle worm. Bristle worms can be tiny or large. Bristle worms can be benign or predatory. In fact, the bristle worm family is as diverse a worm family as one could hope to find.

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Posted in Leeches Marine Worms Segmented Worms Annelida

Leeches – Medical Friend or Deadly Predator?

What do you know about leeches? Once valued, then reviled, the leech has never been completely understood. To some, it is a lifesaving tool of medicine; to others, leeches are deadly predators. Who’s right?

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Posted in Earthworms Garden Worms Segmented Worms Annelida

Earthworms

So you think all earthworms are the same? Think again! There are 4400 known species of earthworms on our planet!

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Posted in Gross Worms Heart Worms Loa Loa Eye Worms Worms in Humans

Filarial Worms in Humans

Worms in humans are often, but not always, filarial worms. Filarial worms are parasitic worms in humans that require a human host to survive and complete the life cycle.