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horsehair worms or Gordian worms

Nematomorpha

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Field Notes

Description:

28 cm long
1 mm diameter

Habitat:

construction worker found it in rain puddles in the sand

Species ID Suggestions

Horsehair Worm / Gordian Worm

Nematomorpha

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JeffCrocombe
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Comments (3)
John La Salle
very strange - and I am not sure what it is. However, it does remind me somewhat of a spider worm - which is a very strange nematode that develops within a spider (or other insects).
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PublishedApril 15, 2013

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