 | | From: | Newbie Bill | | Subject: | Stange worm | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:51:35 GMT |
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 | I was just out at my little kiddie, still water pond and fished out a very
strange little worm. It was 3 to 4 inches long, round, but it was
extremely thin-hardly wider than a healthy alfafa sprout. It seemed to be
trying to move by doubling back and forth, kind of like a snake, but not as
gracefully. I don't care much except for minor concerns it might be some
sort of parasite. I do have a couple of small feeder size comets in there.
Any ideas?
Thanxx
Bill
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| | From: | kathy | | Subject: | Re: Stange worm | | Date: | 19 Jan 2005 16:53:59 -0800 |
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| Sounds like a horsehair worm
http://ihmp.net/@/yw
Has a rather unique life cycle!
kathy
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| | From: | Newbie Bill | | Subject: | Re: Stange worm | | Date: | Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:01:39 GMT |
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| Well I'll content myself thats all it is (or at least harmless) although
this ONE I saw seem much thinner so that it was difficult to see hardly any
texture. It seriously was about the thickness of the anchor roots on
anacharis. Maybe it was on a diet:)
Thanxx
Bill
"kathy" wrote in message
news:1106182439.435908.45900@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> Sounds like a horsehair worm
> http://ihmp.net/@/yw
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> Has a rather unique life cycle!
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> kathy
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| | From: | ~ Windsong ~ | | Subject: | Re: Stange worm | | Date: | Wed, 19 Jan 2005 21:19:38 -0600 |
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"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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> Well I'll content myself thats all it is (or at least harmless) although
> this ONE I saw seem much thinner so that it was difficult to see hardly
any
> texture. It seriously was about the thickness of the anchor roots on
> anacharis. Maybe it was on a diet:)
> Thanxx
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