Hi everyone,
I've been tracking a monster worm in my tank ever since I acquired the tank over a year ago. It's nocturnal, very fast, & I would see it everywhere in my 200 gal tank (i.e.: didn't seem to have a specific tunnel/hidey- hole). It looked & moved like an iridescent centipede - segmented with legs, 2 bright reflective eyes, no prominent mouthparts. I have, at last, captured the beast... Only to discover a second one! Ewwwww. Anyway, caught that one too. These are pictures of the smaller one, who measures somewhere around 18" to 2 feet when hanging from my forceps. Interestingly, they bleed red. I still can't see mouthparts - very small head. Creepy, creepy things. Can anyone tell me what they are??
I've been tracking a monster worm in my tank ever since I acquired the tank over a year ago. It's nocturnal, very fast, & I would see it everywhere in my 200 gal tank (i.e.: didn't seem to have a specific tunnel/hidey- hole). It looked & moved like an iridescent centipede - segmented with legs, 2 bright reflective eyes, no prominent mouthparts. I have, at last, captured the beast... Only to discover a second one! Ewwwww. Anyway, caught that one too. These are pictures of the smaller one, who measures somewhere around 18" to 2 feet when hanging from my forceps. Interestingly, they bleed red. I still can't see mouthparts - very small head. Creepy, creepy things. Can anyone tell me what they are??