So I spotted this little white worm on my back wall (really glad now that I painted it black ) and of course I knew my curiosity wouldn't be satisfied unless I got a closer look so I quickly sucked him up in a syringe. It appears to be smooth, no hairs or bristles, it's just barely half an inch long when fully stretched out and super thin, not even the size of sewing thread. I only got one, very bad macro shot, the rest are under the microscope.
Head end
Tail end
Some interesting shots closer up
Now something else that I found rather odd is that smaller worm you see in pics 3-4. There are actually two of those smaller worms, but what is weird is that they did not show up under the microscope the first time. I had taken the slide out and dabbed some of the water off because the larger worm was cruising around a little too fast. When I put it back under the other two worms were now there, so did I just happen to miss them both or is it possible the larger worm "split"?
First mystery worm
Second mystery worm
Head end
Tail end
Some interesting shots closer up
Now something else that I found rather odd is that smaller worm you see in pics 3-4. There are actually two of those smaller worms, but what is weird is that they did not show up under the microscope the first time. I had taken the slide out and dabbed some of the water off because the larger worm was cruising around a little too fast. When I put it back under the other two worms were now there, so did I just happen to miss them both or is it possible the larger worm "split"?
First mystery worm
Second mystery worm