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Mother and Daughter May Have Symptoms of Morgellons Disease

We received a rather heart-breakingly desperate letter from a mother who is worried about herself and her 2-year-old daughter. They live in Walker County, AL and she is convinced that they are both infested by worms or another parasite. The symptoms she lists include:

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Are Sinus Problems Parasite-Related?

One of our readers believes she might be coughing up a parasite that is infecting her sinuses. Since we aren’t medical professionals, there is not much we can do to help our reader out in this scary situation. Rather, we think she should see a doctor immediately.

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Worm Found in the Toilet Bowl is Probably a Millipede

One of our readers has shared a photo of a dark-colored cylindrical worm with antennae she found in the bathroom….

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Several Types of “Worms” Inhabit RV

One of our readers reached out to us to voice her concerns about finding various worms in her RV. Just when she thinks she has found and disposed of the final one, another one pops up. The situation is causing her a lot of anxiety.

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Hairy Worms Reader Found on Back Deck are Actually Caterpillars

A reader in Pennsylvania asked “what are the hairy worms all over my back deck?” Her children were able to…

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White Worm Attacking Ant and Reader

A reader just asked us this question: How can I get rid of worms such as tapeworm in my yard? She said these larvae are attacking food, ants, and also her. She said they are specifically attacking her eyes. She sent us two photos. One is of the specimen in her eye (ah!!), which is apparently causing an infection.

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Slimy Worms Emerge From Sink

A reader recently sent us some photos of a few slimy organisms that popped up in her sink. She wonders if we can identify these creatures and inform her if they carry any diseases or bacteria. She also wants to know how to get rid of these unwanted visitors.

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Maggots Feast on Leftover Pepperoni

We recently heard from a reader who returned from vacation to find some creatures crawling out of a pizza box that was left on the counter. She thought the pizza box was empty, but there was a single pepperoni slice that must have attracted visitors.

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Excreted Object in Toilet Bowl

We got an interesting question from a reader on our Facebook page. She sent a photo of some object in a toilet bowl with the following description, “Can someone help me identify this? It felt like giving birth when it came out after a few days of taking diatomaceous earth. The objects in the center were pieces of suppository I had used. I now have a mass in my colon and suffer from severe pain in my rectal area and low back.”

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Worms in Nose Causing Discomfort

We just got a pretty graphic and shocking question from one of our readers. We will omit many of the details for the sake of other readers, but we will still address her problem.

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Urine Soaked Towel Crawling with Black Maggots

We just heard from a reader who thinks she might have discovered maggots. Since she described the situation so well, we will include it with some minor edits. “The dog peed in the house and my husband used a towel to clean it up. It was thrown outside and got rained on. After a few days, I thought it was dry and picked it up to wash. Out fell a ton of black worms, they kind of looked like black maggots. Were they from flies?”

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Black Worms in Sponge are Drain Fly Larvae

We just heard from a reader who was alarmed to find a bunch of little black worms on her sponge while doing dishes. She said that the sponge normally sits on another sponge-like surface that doesn’t get cleaned very often and wonders if this could be the source of the worms.

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White Worm that is Fat and Ugly could be Larva

We just received a short message that reads, “white worm like an inch long, fat and ugly!” As this is the entire message, we assume that the writer is curious about a worm species that is white, fat, and ugly. Since there is no picture, we can only guess what organism they might be referring to.

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Worm-like invasion in the shower could be earthworms

One of our readers is very concerned about the worm-like creatures that are invading his daughter’s home. He said that she has orange worms coming out of her shower walls. He described them as being about three inches in length, long and round. He did mention that she lives in east Texas and just wants to make sure that they are not dangerous to her health. He did not include a picture with his email, so it is difficult to identify these worms.

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Nasty worm-like creatures in carpet are most likely carpet beetle larvae

One of our readers sent us a picture of a worm-like creature that she found in her home. She said that she has found more than one and by the sound of it, she is being plagued by these creatures. She does have carpet and she said that she is very disgusted by these creatures and wants to know what they are. After looking at the picture that she sent to us, this is definitely a carpet beetle larva.

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Slimy creature in Colorado home is a slug

One of our readers sent us a picture and a video of a slimy creature that she found in her home. She said it was in the bathroom very close to her dog. She said that when it moves, it bunches itself up by pulling its head toward the middle of its body and then it extends its head. She also mentioned that she lives in Colorado. After looking at the picture and the video, we have determined that this slimy creature is a slug.

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Little Critters with Lots of Legs Plaguing Family after it Rains are Probably Millipedes

One of our readers sent us a picture of a little critter that he has been finding in his home. He said that each day and night, he and his family see dozens of these things on the carpet or tiles of their home and even on the walls every now and then. He says that they are very slow moving and are about 1 to 1 ¼ inches in length. He did mention to us that there had been a lot of rain in their area for about the last 2 to 3 weeks. He said there seems to be more of these critters since the rain started. After looking at the picture, these creatures are probably millipedes.

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Worms found in baked potato

One of our readers emailed us after she had an incident with some worm-like creatures in her food. She told us that she had baked a potato and began to dress it with butter and the usual toppings. As she began to eat the potato, she noticed that there was an area of about 1 to 2 inches of small stuff that looked like dental floss. She said that it looked to be a pocket of worms. She is curious what these creatures are. She did not include a picture, but there is a strong possibility that it could be one of two types of worm-like creatures such a wireworms or potato tuber worms.

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Worms in Cat Food

A reader recently asked up about some cat food she opened that contained some questionable worms in it. The foil packets of “Meow Mix – Deep Sea Delight” she opened contained some reddish brown meaty textured cat food as well as long white worms (see picture). She continued that these foil packets had an expiration date of September 2009. The expiration date and the presence of the worms in the food led to her not feeding her cats this mix. Still, she wondered if perhaps the worms were actually supposed to be there.

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Creatures in Carpet with Two Legs per Segment

A reader recently sent a picture to us of two worm-like creatures that she found in her carpet in her home. Because of the two pairs of legs per body segment, it is very possible that these creatures are millipedes.