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Snake-like formation in driveway is possibly fungus gnat larvae

One of our readers sent us an email and a picture of what looked to be a snake-like formation in her driveway. She said this group of “worms” came out of nowhere. She did mention that she lives in Toronto, Ontario and there has been a bit of a rainy season lately. She said that the snake-like formation of moved as a pile, but she could also see the “worms” moving separately. She is curious as to what they are. After looking at the picture that she sent, there is a great possibility that she has fungus gnat larvae in her driveway.

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Group of Larvae that Look Like a Snake

A reader of ours in Seward, Alaska sent us a photograph of a cluster of worms that he found in Exit Glacier. The group of worms look to be small and white and seem to move together like a snake. After viewing the photograph, it is very possible that these are fungus gnat larvae.

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Fungus Gnat Larvae Grouping

A reader wrote us a somewhat frantic email recently about what appears to be large, snake-like grouping of fungus gnat larvae. She emphasized how “gross” the gnat larvae were, an understandable reaction, and highlighted the urgency of her identification request by using two question marks. We have already answered her identification question, so we could leave the matter here, but we’ll provide a little more information about fungus gnat larvae below, as well as link to previous articles that we have written about them.

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Long Line of Small White Larvae or Worms Gathered Together: Fungus Gnat Larvae Snake

We received an excellent photo a while ago of what a reader described as two large groupings – or “packs” – of small white worms or larvae that were formed in lines. Since we are pretty certain she found fungus gnat larvae, or more specifically what are sometimes called “fungus gnat larvae snakes,” we will refer to them only as “small white larvae,” and not hedge by writing “small white larvae or worms.” The reader found the lines of white larvae – or we suppose they are actually more like see-through larvae with black heads – on her concrete patio, and was merely wondering what they are. As we said above, they look like gnat fly larvae, so the reader’s question has technically already been answered, but below we provide a little more information about these strange configurations of creations. What exactly are fungus gnat larvae, and why do they group together to form “snakes.”