Tag: annelida
Red, String-Like Worm in Bathroom Sink is a Tubificid Worm (Tubifex Tubifex)
A “red, string-like” worm was found in the bathroom sink of this woman in East Texas. According to our “horrified” reader, the worm was “wiggling out of the overflow”, and she has never seen anything like it before.
Posted in Earthworms
Thick Hairy Worm: Or is it a Caterpillar?
Much like worms, caterpillars also spit juices and produce bad smells to ward off attackers. Caterpillars also have the ability to create a silk line and drop out of site if a predator approaches.
Limb Boring Worm
The limb boring worm tunnels into hard materials such as rocks and shells. While you may never witness a boring worm in action, you may notice their bodies sticking out of mollusk shells and rock cracks after they have tunneled through.