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Worm swimming in my pond

NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
in Problem solving
I have a pink worm that is happy swimming about like a sea snake in my allotment pond.
Its not a drowning earth worm.
The pond contains tadpoles some frogs and two newts
Any ideas folks.
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  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    A couple of years ago we had a baby grass snake swimming in our pond. I first noticed it because I reached in to remove it thinking it was a worm! Not sure it was pink though.
  • SherwoodArrowSherwoodArrow Posts: 284
    edited May 2022
    Earth worms don’t drown, it probably fell in :).

    (I said this in another post about worms.)
    I have a pet Axolotl (Henry) who eats earthworms. When I clean him out I occasionally find an escaped / uneaten worm hiding behind the plants in the tank. They are perfectly fine and either swim off or Henry finds them 🙈.
    Nottinghamshire.
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  • micearguersmicearguers Posts: 646
    I've had this in my pond and concluded it was/is a leech. They swim in sideways undulating fashion.
  • JellyfireJellyfire Posts: 1,139
    Could be a leech but they are usually black. Could be all manner of larvae though, hard to say without a pic though 
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    some fleece dropped in and when i retrieved it there were several leeches attached  to it.

    Thanks all
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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Years ago I watched a leech in a river eating a snail that had fallen in. Most species are harmless to humans and there's only one that actually sucks blood (the Medicinal Leech).
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2022
    As children we used to sit and dangle our legs in a horse pond, trying to catch little leeches … we usually got a few. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Dovefromabove said:
    As children we used to sit and dangle our legs in a horse pond, trying to catch little leeches … we usually got a few. 
    In the days before industrial strength horse wormers became common I assume? :#

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • sharideesharidee Posts: 10
    Dovefromabove said:
    As children we used to sit and dangle our legs in a horse pond, trying to catch little leeches … we usually got a few. 
    Oh noooo 😵‍💫 massive flashback to the film Stand By Me! 😆
  • ErgatesErgates Posts: 2,953
    Aagh, I’ll have to stop reading this thread. The last few posts have made my skin crawl!
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