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Worms in the canal

Deadpool · 2011-04-20 17:52:04

I have no idea who to ask so i am trying here first.I was down at the canal and seen very long threadlike black worms.I never seen anything like them before and was wondering if any of you know what they are.They are about 12 ins long

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20-04-2011 6:52pm

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Deadpool

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I have no idea who to ask so i am trying here first.I was down at the canal and seen very long threadlike black worms.I never seen anything like them before and was wondering if any of you know what they are.They are about 12 ins long

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#2 20-04-2011 7:13pm
Senor Willy

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Could be Leeches.

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#3 20-04-2011 7:27pm
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Senor Willy wrote: »

Could be Leeches.

12 inch leeches:eek:
they'd suck ya dry!

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#4 20-04-2011 7:30pm
Deadpool

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not leeches,these are like fishing line but very long

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#5 04-05-2011 12:19pm
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I seen the exact same thing, i though it was a baby eel, so i pulled it out of the water to have a quick look. It must be some sort of gross worm/leech ha.
I'd be real interested in knowing what exactly they are

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#6 04-05-2011 12:24pm
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I found out they are horsehair worms

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