Worm-like creature I saw dragging what looks like a pile of substrate to the surface. It would occasionally lose its grip and fall back down, only to immediately start climbing again. I later saw that it had made it to the surface, and was able to move along the surface by suctioning to it somehow.
Pondwater gathered from Portland Oregon, if that helps!
by Nomi_Bomi
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This is a Dero vaga worm aka case-carrying worm. They are often confused with caddisfly larvae, but those have legs in the front.
They are detritus eaters, so very useful to have.
Here’s one I had:
[https://www.reddit.com/r/bizzariums/comments/11kh4rl/dero_vaga_the_casecarrying_worm_often_mistaken/](https://www.reddit.com/r/bizzariums/comments/11kh4rl/dero_vaga_the_casecarrying_worm_often_mistaken/)