New worm, wh this?

[TheMimic]

Hello everyone! Any ideas what this little one is? I have been trying to catch the little bigger on camera for a couple weeks now, it is quite quick to retract.

 

[TheMimic]

Also, please forgive all my typos. Apparently I am useless on my phone.

 

[AAAReefing]

Hello everyone! Any ideas what this little one is? I have been trying to catch the little bigger on camera for a couple weeks now, it is quite quick to retract.

Does it have a scale like appearance? And any chance you could get a pic of the mouth/front?

 

[TheMimic]

I'll try to catch it again tonight for a picture of the head.

It did kind of look like scales, almost, while it was fully extended. But I think more like rings of an earthworm and not so much individual scales of a snake. Sounds kind of crazy as I re-read that.

Do you have a thought on what it might be? I could compare existing pictures to my memory if you have a gut feeling.

 

[AAAReefing]

It could be a bobbit worm, giant reef worm, Dorvilleidae worm or just some random type of Eunicid worm

 

[TheMimic]

talk about a rabbit hole... (there's a terrible "dad" joke in there somewhere.)

So I don't recall any bristles/legs/appendages on it, so I'm leaning toward something like a peanut worm, than the Eunicid variety, now that I've researched whats been presented so far. The very first time I saw it, I thought it was a piece of rogue chaeto, bleaching in color, stuck in a piece of rock.

I think you're right, though, I really need to get a picture of the head. I'll try to catch it out again tonight.

 

[landlubber]

As mentioned, its definitely not immediately apparent what type it is but around here Eunicid worms always come up as the suspect as they're probably the scariest thing to exist on earth.
I don't believe this to be the case in this circumstance due to the lack of appendages, mandibles and segmented body but i can't say i know what it is.
we're in this together boys so hopefully someone has the answers haha

 

[sixty_reefer]

It could potentially be a peanut worm

 

[TheMimic]

they're probably the scariest thing to exist on earth.

I second this sentiment. I think all nightmares stem from the bobbit worm's existence.

 

[Crabs McJones]

It could potentially be a peanut worm

I was thinking the same