“Over the last two weeks I have been finding these white worm-like things randomly around the house (stove stop, wood floors, granite counters)”, writes Emily in her submission regarding the array of different-looking organisms pictured below. “I’ve also been finding what I believe are either dried up worms like these, or possibly shedding? There are a slew of other random bits I’ve been finding throughout the house (white grubby things, yellowish crusty bits, yellowish orange smears on cabinets). I’ve had two different pest control people come to look and they keep saying this is “normal house debris”, but in the twelve years I’ve been in my home, I’ve never had this. I do a thorough counter wipe down, vacuum, wet mop each night and I find this “house debris” again in the morning.”

“What is it?” asks Gary about the strange, white organism pictured below. “Found these two little guys on my couch after I spent the night sleeping on it.” To start with, we just want to commend Gary on the excellent photo: it’s crisp and clear, and the lighting is good too. Usually, that makes it easier for us to identify the organisms we are asked about, but it seems that in this case, it shows us in greater detail that we have no idea what we are looking at. The closest thing it resembles are planarian parasites, which are parasitic flatworms.