Can you identify this worm?

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wlgtraderx

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#236200 23-May-2018 08:56

Hi all, recently purchased a 100 ish year old house. I have noticed a few worm type things, particularly around the windows. Can anyone identify what they are? Are they a pest at all? Or just part of the scenery? Thanks!

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#2021067 23-May-2018 11:51

Difficult to ID from that photo

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#2021073 23-May-2018 11:57

Actually looks more like a type of slug. But it is a bit hard to see.

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#2021099 23-May-2018 12:33

Looks like George to me, but could be his twin Fred.

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#2021108 23-May-2018 12:44

Is it a girl or a boy???????

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#2021109 23-May-2018 12:47

robjg63:

Actually looks more like a type of slug. But it is a bit hard to see.

I agree, looks more slug-like than a worm.

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#2021167 23-May-2018 14:34

Boeingflyer: Is it a girl or a boy???????

And what does it identify as

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#2021169 23-May-2018 14:38

I was/am just worried that it is borer or termite related (or some other horror!). Although seems fairly unlikely based on what I can research on their different life-cycle stages

The house did have some borer which I've had sprayed with pest-bor (sub floor and roof space)

Will try and upload a better photo later

Appreciate your help (and the humorous responses!)

Cheers

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#2021207 23-May-2018 15:49

looks like a dried up slug

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#2021256 23-May-2018 17:15

Definitely not Borer. Probably just a visitor from outside.

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#2021278 23-May-2018 17:56

One thing is for sure that isn't a computer worm.

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#2021289 23-May-2018 18:22

Mike61: Looks like George to me, but could be his twin Fred.

Confirmed.

Fraternal - not identical - twins. My brother George lucked out on his share of human DNA.

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#2021335 23-May-2018 19:35

If it isn't a dried up slug it will be a flat worm. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatworm

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#2021846 24-May-2018 13:57

Probably a NZ slug … is the house up against a bank or near rain run-off area?

My daughter had a flat where one bedroom was always getting them around the windows until the whole property was ground-sealed and walls insulated insulated.

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#2023054 26-May-2018 16:49

Boeingflyer: Is it a girl or a boy???????

Yes. They are hermaphrodites.

(The majority of land slugs are simultaneous hermaphrodites, meaning they possess both male and female reproductive organs that are functional at the same time.)