Id please. Good or bad worm?

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I think it’s a bobbit worm but I’m not sure. He’s tiny

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Oh yeah definitely not bobbit worm. Should’ve done a little research. So if it’s just a normal bristle worm he should be good to go back in DT right?
 
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How many feelers does it have on its head, image isn't very clear. Is there one in the middle with an overall uneven number? Or an even number?
I can’t really tell. Either four on each corner or four on each corner with one in the middle.
 
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If theres one in the middle then it's probably an eunicid worm, maybe Leodice sp. Probably carnivorous and not good.
I think Ima just toss it. Too small to make proper ID and I’d much rather be safe then have one extra bristled worm in my system. I already know I have others that are actually bristle worms
 

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It’s a Eunice AKA Bobbit
Remove and eliminate asap
 

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Im glad I caught him so early. Just pure luck after a water change I was stirring up the sand bed to even it out a little and he came up.
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Would be a future nightmare
 

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When in doubt about a pest, feed it to the toilet. It's hard to say its a mix between bristle and bobbit so do what I said earlier.
 

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It is not a "bobbit" worm strictly speaking, but a close relative. They are native across the world. Bobbit worm is the name of one particularly nasty species out of many.

The Leodice spp. I mentioned do exist in Florida
 

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