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[Solved] what is this (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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I live in Arizona. These have been coming out in the evening. They are 1-2” long and looking like really skinny earthworms. I took it to the local pest supply store and they had never seen anything like it.

Update: my pest control company had never seen anything like it. They sent some examples to ASU to identify. Turns out they are a type of millipede. Very uncommon in this region.

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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I hope someone will chime in who’s more knowledgeable but, yeah, it looks like an earthworm to me. Just…longer? Not a sewage worm, by chance?

This site may help you match it: https://www.trees.com/gardening-and-landscaping/types-of-earthworms

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    At first that’s what I thought…I found tubifex worms image online and thought that was it. I’ve also have a recording of one moving…it kinda glides like it has a lot of legs…but it’s so tiny, I can’t tell if it has legs.

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