Fire or bristle worm

[bill37]

I just found this and was stunned by its size. It is atleast 2 inches long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide.. When I shine the light it retreats. It seems to have some bristles but not as many as some of the pics of bristle that I have seen. I will try for a better picture.

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[mhills16]

although that is a bad picture for id purposes, it looks pretty wide, is it?

 

[bill37]

yes it is wide. any suggestions? i will try and get another pic. I only see it at night when the lights are off. As soon as I shine some light it retracts in the rocks.

 

[mhills16]

go to google and compare the difference between the two. i think the fire can be considerably wider

 

[KellyKM19]

do you have a better picture? It looks like a bristle worm to me. (Bristle worms are a/k/a fire worms, when the bristles stick in your fingers, your fingers feel like they are on fire!).