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Horsehair Worm

Description:

This was swimming in a large puddle.

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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Moved to "other" from Arthropods :-)

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 11 years ago

Perhaps a Gordian worm, aka, horsehair worm. "Horsehair worms can be discovered in damp areas such as watering troughs, streams, puddles, and cisterns." See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorph...

JesseMorton
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JesseMorton

Spotted on May 10, 2012
Submitted on May 10, 2012

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