jo oakley Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) I found these yesterday in my 1/2 wine barrel any ideas what they are I think they look like aquatic caterpillars Edited March 19, 2009 by jo oakley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbzy81 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 What the heck are they?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 They are hover fly larvae. Google "rat tailed maggot". Cool aren't they :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Those are gonna give me nightmares.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo oakley Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 thank you for the ID my baby Oscars love them, so do the Tandanus Catfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbzy81 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I have to agree with Marianne. Those things are nightmare worthy! *cringe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo oakley Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 It gets better, I had a look at the wickipedia site if you swallow them they can live in your gut, have a look!!! you won't want to drink unfiltered water ever again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Can they live in fish's guts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo oakley Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 you know I didn't think of that I hope not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyarlla Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Ewww thats rather creepy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Don't think so, they need to breathe, the long 'tails' are breathing tubes. Look again at the wiki article for more disturbing info about -how- they survive in your gut. Seems it's 'documented', meaning it only happens rarely, so relax people :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 what the???? I had that too in the pond outisde. I was so freaked out as i have not seen them in my LIFE!!..what does the parent look like? They look like something that is half leach, half maggot and half alien. Anyways, gave them to my oscars...they took them all and wanted more. LOL. Take that alien leach :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jo oakley Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 from what I have read they look like drone honey Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillieOrCory Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I like them myself!!! But then again I am weird!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 They remind me of peanut worms! very strange indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninoid12 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 davo- thats a good amount of halves! lol they are the grossest scariest bug type things ive ever seen!!! AAAGGGHHH!!!! *shivers* very scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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