I can't beleive that I've got another giant worm !!!!
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cajun coralman
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Cheese and rice he is an absolutely massive worm... I do have a question... How does one miss something that large until it gets "that large" haha.????
steveweast
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You'll be surprised as to how well these guys can hide. They only come out at night.....and they stay covered within the rock. They are rarely out in the open....except for the head which is out in the open when feasting on rics or zoos. I figured that I had one again....and it still took me three nights of viewig to find him.....and even then, it was just a glimpse of his slithering through a small viewing hole in the rock.
steveweast
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marcel leroux......great catch.....even when that small, they can cause damage.
Mariner....good luck....at least you know where yours is when the time comes.....BUT, if their territory runs out of food, they will relocate to where you might not find him again.
Mariner....good luck....at least you know where yours is when the time comes.....BUT, if their territory runs out of food, they will relocate to where you might not find him again.
steveweast
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From what I understand....their max length is about 10ft.
MiddletonMark
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Wow, Steve ... twice 
Glad you got 'em out.
Glad you got 'em out.
steveweast
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I don't think they sting....never actually touched one without tongs....but, you'll never get it with tweezers.....they are just too fast and too strong.....and even if you could get a grip, you'll never get it whole.
NorthernCF
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Thanks for sharing again.
Has anyone been able to put a small one next to a small regular Bristol worm? What are the distinguishing features?
Has anyone been able to put a small one next to a small regular Bristol worm? What are the distinguishing features?
steveweast
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The five tentacles.....which are actually mouth parts....and that they are darker in color than common bristleworms
Mariner
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WORM 1 -- Mariner 0
WORM 1 -- Mariner 0
Ohhhhh man! I went after the worm today. After getting tubs and buckets ready to put rock in, I spotted his head in it's usual place. Then, I carefully removed most of the rock on the left half of the aquarium -- leaving the last couple of rocks over his lair till last. I figured when I moved those, I'd at least see him scurry, but I saw nothing. I dragged tongs through the sand on that entire half of the tank, and came up with nothing. He could have been in one of the rocks I took out -- there are a million holes in this Fiji rock, or he might have slithered to the other side of the tank. Long story short, I came up empty, spent half the afternoon re-stacking rock and soothing my wounded pride.
I don't know when.
I don't know how.
But that worm is going DOWN!
Mariner
p.s. Any advice?
WORM 1 -- Mariner 0
Ohhhhh man! I went after the worm today. After getting tubs and buckets ready to put rock in, I spotted his head in it's usual place. Then, I carefully removed most of the rock on the left half of the aquarium -- leaving the last couple of rocks over his lair till last. I figured when I moved those, I'd at least see him scurry, but I saw nothing. I dragged tongs through the sand on that entire half of the tank, and came up with nothing. He could have been in one of the rocks I took out -- there are a million holes in this Fiji rock, or he might have slithered to the other side of the tank. Long story short, I came up empty, spent half the afternoon re-stacking rock and soothing my wounded pride.
I don't know when.
I don't know how.
But that worm is going DOWN!
Mariner
p.s. Any advice?
