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Tiny, Red Worm on Toilet Paper Could be a Caterpillar or Bloodworm

“What is this in the video?” asks this reader in his submission regarding the tiny, red, worm-like creature pictured below. “Pest was very small, probably less than a centimeter. Was found on a roll of toilet paper. In the image, that’s a single square of Charmin it is on for perspective.” Now, despite the minimal context provided, there are some things to unpack here. Firstly, we will not be able to give a concrete answer as to what this creature is, simply because the photo and video provided are way too blurry to pick out the details of its physical characteristics. The most we can do is provide some educated guesses as to what it could be. Secondly, while the video is blurry, it does tell us something about how the creature moves. Its seamless gliding over the surface of the toilet paper tells us that this creature has legs, and is not a worm, but probably some type of larva (if not a millipede or centipede). Thirdly, our reader explicitly states that this is a pest, but does not elaborate on that point. For that reason, we will not assume that it has to be a pest when we suggest possible identifications.

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White, Fuzzy Worm by Toilet Could be a Flatworm

“Can you tell me if this is a worm?” asks this reader about the fuzzy, white, worm-shaped creature pictured below. “If so, what kind is it? I found one of them on the floor beside the toilet in my bathroom, and it seemed to be moving a little so I sprayed it with bleach. It was about one-and-a-half inches long. The others were in the toilet and all but one (which was probably about 3 inches long) were the same size. Also there was this little funny looking brown thing too in the toilet, and it was about a quarter inch long. I’m in Sumrall, Mississippi.”