Hard shell ........ probably caddisfly
"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
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I don't think they are leeches. Looks like they have a hard outer
shell.

"Charles" wrote in message
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On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 09:15:39 -0400, "Sam Hopkins"
wrote:

Hi Everyone,

I have a question about some worms that I found. I recently
built a
large pond and life is starting to take hold. I discovered millions
of
crazy
worms and I was wondering if someone could help me ID them. There
are
large
limestone rocks (fist size) directly outside of my outflow pipes.
Yesterday
I noticed that these rocks were completely black (we're talking
100+
rocks)
I had thought that it was black algae common seen in aquariums so I
picked
up a rock to check it out. The rock was moving! It was 100% covered
in
these
1/4" worms. The water is moving fast. Like 100+ gallons a minute so
it
cant
be mosquitoes. The rocks are completely submerged in water. Anyone
have
any
ideas what these are? They have not been found anywhere else in the
pond.

Thanks,

Sam



Could be leaches. I've run onto them lately, most are harmless/fish
food.


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