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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Bronohomo to c/whatisthisthing

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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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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] Bronohomo 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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.

[–] peopleproblems 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it "gliding " in a wavy pattern, or in a straight line?

A wavy pattern, where it glides like that makes me think it's a threadsnake

[–] Bronohomo 2 points 1 year ago

Hmmm…I’ve seen it move more on the wavy side…reminds me of how a centipede moves.