“I found this dark brown worm in my cooked chicken”, writes Linda in her submission regarding the creature pictured below. “Can you identify it?” Firstly, we have to point out that unfortunately the picture Linda sent in is very blurry. For that reason, we cannot really see what the creature looks like, other than its general shape and color, which will make it hard for us to provide an accurate identification. We can provide an educated guess, but that’s about it. Secondly, we will say that Linda should not eat the dish she made, because even if no part of the worm was consumed, it could have released toxins or secreted faecal matter which is unsafe to consume.