Mighty Mystery Worm

['Ric]

What is this thing??

 

I was looking over my tank in the middle of the night with a subdued flashlight and came across this thing. It's probably about 8" long at least, and very strong. It looks like one of the worms from that movie a few years back called Dune.

 

I got a hold of it with some big tweezers and it pulled back with more force than I though any worm could muster. Then it finally pulled itself out of it's own leathery skin, that it left me holding. Any ideas? I doubt it's "reef safe"!

 

'Ric

 

 

Edited December 10, 2007 by 'Ric

[YBeNormal]

Sipunculid, a.k.a. "Peanut worm" maybe?

[zotzer]

I have no idea, but I will be a big "chick" here and go "ewwwwwww"!

 

Finding a beast like that in my tank might very well be an excuse to never put my hand in the tank again. Hmmmm, maybe I need to borrow it for a while, until I break the habit. LOL

 

Tracy

Edited December 10, 2007 by zotzer

[Mystical Lady]

looks like a peanut worm to me

[NRehman]

As Bob id'ed. Looks like a peanut worm. Reef safe... There are articles in wetwebmedia.

[lanman]

That would be one heck of a peanut worm. I think it's a boring worm; the other end of it is permanently in the rocks. I had one as a hitchhiker in my nano - but it didn't survive the 'cycle from h e double L'.

 

bob