Any idea what it is? by IncrediblyShinyShart Austin GardeningGardening Austin 2 Comments Substantial_Math_775 4 weeks ago Looks like a bloodworm. Texas_Naturalist 4 weeks ago That’s a “bloodworm”, which is not a worm but the larva of a non-biting midge. [https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus](https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus)
Texas_Naturalist 4 weeks ago That’s a “bloodworm”, which is not a worm but the larva of a non-biting midge. [https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus](https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus)
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Looks like a bloodworm.
That’s a “bloodworm”, which is not a worm but the larva of a non-biting midge. [https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus](https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/freshwater-invertebrates-guide/identification-guide-what-freshwater-invertebrate-is-this/no-jointed-legs/true-fly-larvae/midges/chironomid-midge-chironomus)