Horsehair worm

[BlueOrca]

Found one of these in my relatively new pond, new insect to me, apparently harmless to fish but parasitic to bugs.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/e614horsehair.html

 

[shakaho]

Cool. I've never seen one in real life.

 

[Mmathis]

Oh, GROSS, GROSS, GROSS!! .....but thanks for sharing

 

[DrCase]

Glad. I'm not a bug

 

[addy1]

Wow now I know what I saw out in the garden! Skinny little brown thing, twitching around on the soil.

 

[Tiny Termite]

I found One last year, but not in my Pond. I was just about to re-fill the Bird Bath, which is just a large flower pot Saucer, not really sure what there called, anyway it's nice and shallow and the Birds love it and this is where I found it.

So I have No doubt that a Bird must have un-expectantly carried it there.

 

[Nepen]

Gross and fascinating at the same time!!

 

[Mmathis]

Gross and fascinating at the same time!![/size]

I know! I'll be just totally grossed out and Hubby says, "Well, stop watching it" or reading about it, whatever.... But it is fascinating!

 

[Jason]

:blink: THATS SCARY... but cool!