At first I thought they were bryozoans or hydras, but they move like worms, and the tentacle thingies are too short and thin to be from a hydra. I've tried everything to figure out what these are. I need help. Please.
Forgot to say that I took this water from a large pond called Little’s Lake in upstate New York. Hope this helps.
yurnya
Dero worms! Fun fact, that hand-like thing is their butt! They’re gills that they use to filter oxygen from the water.
BitchBass
These are Naidid Oligochaete/Aulophorus furcatus. I used to call them flowerbutts lol. Autophorus is an old name, today it’s called Dero. So u/yurnya ‘s comment is correct as well.
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Forgot to say that I took this water from a large pond called Little’s Lake in upstate New York. Hope this helps.
Dero worms! Fun fact, that hand-like thing is their butt! They’re gills that they use to filter oxygen from the water.
These are Naidid Oligochaete/Aulophorus furcatus. I used to call them flowerbutts lol. Autophorus is an old name, today it’s called Dero. So u/yurnya ‘s comment is correct as well.
Here’s a close up:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/Ecosphere/comments/tf566w/i_got_flowerbutts_annelidnaidid/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Ecosphere/comments/tf566w/i_got_flowerbutts_annelidnaidid/)