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DBlackman
Wed, 30th Apr 2008, 08:42 PM
Okay... I was working in my 5 1/2gallon refug and saw this thing moving along the glass. It has a suction cup for a mouth and long 'string-like' body.

What the heck is this creator? :confused:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/yazadx/IMG_1033.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v109/yazadx/IMG_1041.jpg
tropicana
Wed, 30th Apr 2008, 09:56 PM
Maybe a "phylum Nematomorpha" aka "Horsehair Worm"

http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=35701&rendTypeId=4

or "Paragordius tricuspidatus"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Paragordius_tricuspidatus.jpeg/250px-Paragordius_tricuspidatus.jpeg

They are pretty much all in the class called: "Nematomorpha"
zcatzmeow
Wed, 30th Apr 2008, 10:58 PM
Neato :)
p00num3lli
Thu, 1st May 2008, 07:08 AM
that looks like what i have in my tank....wen i posted to see if any1 new no one replied
DBlackman
Thu, 1st May 2008, 01:36 PM
that looks like what i have in my tank....wen i posted to see if any1 new no one replied

Yeah, I know what you mean... I have created several post/s with know response... no biggie.
tropicana
Thu, 1st May 2008, 08:36 PM
Yeah, I know what you mean... I have created several post/s with know response... no biggie.

Did you read my reply? Does it seem like it may be that or not?